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OP | Curs: |
3 | Period: |
S semester |
ECTS Credits: |
4 ECTS |
Group | Teacher | Department | Language |
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Yulia Ponomareva | Dirección General y Estrategia | ENG |
1. Course session: Mapping the corporate governance landscapeDuring this session we will provide a general overview of the course. We will discuss the main approaches to corporate governance, identify and analyze key actors and how they exercise their influence on companies in different institutional contexts.Assigned readings: Chapter 1 ¿What is corporate governance?¿ in Monks R.A.G and Minow N. 2004. Corporate Governance, Third edition, Oxford: Blackwell. |
2. Course session: Executive LeadershipDuring this session we will focus on the role of top executives in strategy and governance of a corporation. The key topics will be managerial discretion, the role of incentives and motivation, and the influence of individual characteristics on organizational outcomes.Assigned readings: Finkelstein, S. Hambrick, D. and Canella, A. (2009). Chapter 5 ¿Top Management teams¿ in Strategic leadership: Theory and research on executives, top management teams, and boards. USA:OxfordUniversity Press. |
3. Course session: Ownership, Control and Firm Performance In this session we will contrast and compare different types of business owners, their objectives, needs and strategies they use to exercise influence their firms.Assigned readings:Chapter 2 ¿Shareholders: Ownership. in Monks R.A.G and Minow N. 2004. Corporate Governance, Third edition, Oxford: Blackwell Case study: Struggling Sibling Partners: It's Not Fair? Assignment: 1 Page Case write-up due to the beginning of the session |
4. Course session: The evolution of the BoardDuring this session we will discuss evolution and effectiveness of directors¿ roles. The focus of the session will be board¿s structure, dynamics and processes and their influence on value creation.Assigned readings: Chapter 3 ¿Directors: Monitoring¿ in Monks R.A.G and Minow N. 2004. Corporate Governance, Third edition, Oxford: Blackwell. Sonnenfeld, J.A., Kusin, M. and Walton, E. 2013. What CEOs Really Think of Their Boards, Harvard Business Review |
5. Course session: The Gatekeepers of the marketThis section will focus on the role of auditors, media, and financial analysists in the governance practices in corporations.Assigned readings: Weiss, L. 2012. If the Auditors Sign Off, Does That Make It Okay? HBR Bednar, M. K. 2012. Watchdog or lapdog? A behavioral view of the media as a corporate governance mechanism. Academy of Management Journal, 55: 131-150. Case study: Accounting and Reporting and Obfuscation at Stora Enso Assignment: 1 Page Case write-up due to the beginning of the session |
6. Course session: Corporate governance in emerging marketsDuring this section will discuss governance practices in the context of emerging markets. We will look at how firms adapt their governance to the environment they operate in.Case study: China Netcom: Corporate Governance in China Assignment: 1 Page Case write-up due to the beginning of the session |
7. Course session: The ideology of corporate governanceAt this section we will discuss ideology, values and ethics in corporate governance.Assigned readings: Mukunda, G. 2014. The price of Wall street power. Harvard Business Review Case study: Dell¿s eclipse as a public corporation. The case of corporate governance Assignment: 1 Page Case write-up due to the beginning of the session |
8. Course Session: Wrap up/Bundles of corporate governance mechanismsDuring this section we will conclude the course by going over the key mechanisms of corporate governance and discussing their joint influence within different types of institutional contexts. |
9. Course Session: Group project presentations |
10. Final exam |
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Case write ups |
Description | % |
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Team Project | 20 |
Class Participation | 20 |
Peer evaluation | 10 |
Final Exam | 30 |
Case write ups | 20 |
Group | Teacher | Department |
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Yulia Ponomareva | Dirección General y Estrategia |