Corporate Governance – Principles, Policies and Practices 3e

1. Corporate Governance – Principles, Policies and Practices 3e Introduction to the course

2. Course objectives • Appreciate the nature, functions and realities of boards of directors and other governing bodies • Understand major aspects of corporate governance • Understand various theories of corporate governance • Analyse board structures, systems and procedures • Appreciate corporate governance processes around the world • Recognise the issues that are influencing corporate governance and board thinking.

3. Analyse board structures, systems and procedures • Including: • Board committees • Chairmen and chief executives • Board remuneration • Board leadership • Board effectiveness.

4. Understand major aspects of corporate governance • Corporate governance principles and codes of practice • Board's performance roles - strategy formulation and policy making • Board's conformance roles - executive supervision and accountability • Understand the board's responsibility for handling corporate risk • Assessment of board and director performance • Corporate governance rating systems.

5. Appreciate corporate governance processes around the world • Adopt an international and comparative • perspective on the subject • Contrast corporate governance regimes • around the world • Understand the cultural aspects of different • approaches to governance.

6. Recognise the issues that are influencing corporate governance and board thinking • Including: • Strategic risk management • Corporate social responsibility • Sustainability • Business ethics.

7. Teaching methods • Briefings • Case studies • small group followed by presentation and plenary discussions • Exercises • Individual exercises • Small group exercises.

8. Assignments • Pre-course reading • Readings • Seminal contributions • Selected professional literature • Exercises, group project and case study preparation.