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Optional Law subject.
Prerequisite: Corporations Law.
Contact: 2 hours per week
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students completing the subject should: acquire specialised knowledge of corporate governance including relevant theory and empirical evidence; understand the significance of corporate governance in the context of corporate regulation; analyse particular issues of current importance relevant to corporate governance including comparative analysis of corporate governance in different countries; acquire advanced knowledge of selected issues examined in Corporations Law relevant to the corporate governance debate.
Content:
Theories of the corporation and their implications for corporate governance; the role of shareholders, directors, management and auditors in corporate governance, with particular emphasis upon the debates relating to the role of institutional shareholders and non-executive directors; the pay for performance debate; the role of employees in corporate governance; international corporate governance, with particular emphasis upon the United States, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom; the implications of the growth of multinational corporations for corporate governance; privatisation and corporate governance.
Assessment:
Research Essay 6,000 words (100 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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