Governance by Design
Language: English
Published by Ibas Global, 2026
- Softcover
- New
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
AbeBooks seller since April 7, 2005
Condition: New
£ 28.20
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Seller Inventory # L2-9789358120899
- Title
- Governance by Design
- Author
- Ashok Rao
- Publisher
- Ibas Global
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 9358120894
- ISBN 13
- 9789358120899
- Item weight
- 526 grams
Governance by Design: How Boards and Executives Govern AI-Driven Digital Enterprises — Not by Oversight, but by Architecture
In today’s world of Artificial Intelligence, automation, and digital platforms, traditional governance is breaking down. Periodic reviews and post-facto audits are no longer enough when decisions are made in real time by intelligent systems.
Governance by Design introduces a powerful shift—from governance as oversight to governance as architecture.
Co-authored by Jayant Gandhi and P. Ashok Rao, this book provides a practical, boardroom-ready framework to help leaders govern modern, AI-driven enterprises with clarity, control, and confidence.
What You Will Learn
• How to embed governance directly into systems, processes, and technology architecture
• Designing AI-ready governance frameworks for accountability and transparency
• Moving from reactive compliance to proactive governance
• Governing ERP, AI, RPA, Cloud, and Digital Platforms effectively
• Aligning strategy, risk, and technology at the board and executive level
Why This Book Matters
As organizations adopt AI at scale:
• Decisions are increasingly made by algorithms
• Risks emerge faster than traditional controls can respond
• Accountability must be designed in—not audited later
Most organizations digitize operations—but fail to redesign governance.
This book closes that gap.
Who This Book Is For
• Board Members and Independent Directors
• CFOs, CIOs, CROs and CXOs
• Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) professionals
• Internal Auditors and Audit Committees
• Strategy leaders and consultants
The Core Insight
Governance is no longer about tighter control.
It is about better design.
Instead of asking:
“Did we control the outcome?”
The new question is:
“Did we design the system to produce the right outcome?”
In AI-driven enterprises, governance cannot be an afterthought.
It must be engineered from the ground up.
This book is your blueprint.
From Oversight to Architecture — A Leadership Imperative
The pace of digital transformation has outgrown the pace of governance. Organizations today operate in environments where transactions are automated, decisions are algorithmic, and risks are interconnected across systems.
Yet governance frameworks remain rooted in a world of periodic reporting, manual controls, and retrospective assurance.
This mismatch is not just inefficient—it is dangerous.
Governance by Design reframes governance as a system-level capability. It shows how organizations can embed controls, ethics, and accountability directly into workflows, data structures, and decision engines—ensuring that governance operates continuously, not occasionally.
Drawing on real-world insights from finance, technology, and enterprise leadership, the book introduces practical approaches to:
• Build “human-in-command” models in AI-driven environments
• Design audit-ready systems with real-time traceability
• Integrate risk management into digital transformation initiatives
• Prevent value leakage from poorly governed automation
• Create resilient organizations that scale without losing control
A Timely Guide for the Next Decade of Leadership
As AI adoption accelerates and enterprises evolve into digital ecosystems, the role of boards and executives is being fundamentally redefined.
Governance is no longer a checkpoint.
It is a design choice.
Leaders who understand this shift will not only mitigate risk—but unlock sustainable, scalable value.
Those who don’t will struggle to control what they have already automated.
This is not a book about theory.
It is a call to redesign how organizations are governed in the age of AI.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
PBShop.store US
Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since April 7, 2005
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 7 to 14 business days | 7 to 14 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 0.00 | £ 0.00 |
Payment methods
Store description
We first started out as “The Paperback Exchange,” a chain of physical bookstores where we would part exchange your beloved books for new stories to transport you to faraway places. However, as shopping started to evolve to online shops and marketplaces, we bid our stores goodbye to become “PBShop.” This transition has only allowed us to blossom as we now ship thousands of titles to book lovers across the globe. We pride ourselves in being a community of local book lovers which allows our passion and devotion to shine in everything we do. In 2020 we not only celebrated our 20th birthday but our 1st birthday as being completely employee owned after becoming an E.O.T in September 2019. We are proud to be different and embrace standing apart on a book mountain by working from a virtual inventory which allows us to provide thousands of books that may be difficult to get for your bookshelf or your studies. Working with a number of different suppliers allows us to explore other avenues such as puzzles, sheet music and even stationery so we really do have something for everyone. Life is about being versatile in all realms of existence. If this is your first visit or you are a returning customer, we would like to welcome you to the PBShop family, for there is no friend as loyal as a book. We are a company who put our customers at the centre of everything we do as we understand the importance of reading because once you learn to read, you will forever be free. There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours that we are yet to explore, which is why we will forever inspire curious minds.…
Specialty
Hardbacks, PaperbacksSeller's business information
Pbshop.co.uk Ltd
Unit 22 Horcott Industrial Estate, Horcott Road
Fairford, United Kingdom GL7 4BX
Terms of sale
Returns Policy
We ask all customers to contact us for authorisation should they wish to return their order. Orders returned without authorisation may not be credited.
If you wish to return, please contact us within 14 days of receiving your order to obtain authorisation.
Returns requested beyond this time will not be authorised.
Our team will provide full instructions on how to return your order and once received our returns department will process your refund.
Please note the cost to return any unwanted order to us is borne by the buyer.
Should your order arrive damaged, not as advertised or faulty, we must be advised of this within 14 days of delivery. Please contact us so we can find the best solution for you.
Our Customer Care Team can be contacted via emailing paperback-us@paperbackshop.co.uk, or by calling our UK Office on +441285 712 917. We are available 9:00am till 5:30pm GMT weekdays and 9:00am till 1:00pm GMT on Saturdays.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to PBShop.store US, Springfield Gardens, New York, U.S.A., +44 1285 712917, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Books are shipped from our US or UK warehouses. Delivery estimates allow for delivery from either location.