European Corporate Governance

llsms2018  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

European Corporate Governance
5 crédits
30.0 h
Q1
Enseignants
Cerrada Cristia Karine; Lambrecht Philippe;
Langue
d'enseignement
Anglais
Thèmes abordés
The main themes adressed are :
  • The different corporate governance frameworks and mechanisms
  • the distinctive feautures of the European governance systems in comparison with other systems
  • Europe's practices, codes and models of corporate governance
Acquis
d'apprentissage

A la fin de cette unité d’enseignement, l’étudiant est capable de :

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During their programme, students of the LSM Master¿s in management or Master¿s in Business engineering will have developed the following capabilities¿

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

  • Decide and act responsibly,  while taking into account the social, economic and environmental sometimes antinomic, outcomes in the short, medium and long term, for the various stakeholders.

KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING

  • Activate and apply the acquired knowledge accordingly to solve a problem.

WORK EFFECTIVELY IN AN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT

  • Position and understand the functioning of an organization, in its local and international socio-economic dimensions and identify the associated strategic issues and operational decisions.

TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP

  • Work in a team :Join in and collaborate with team members. Be open and take into consideration the different points of view and ways of thinking, manage differences and conflicts constructively, accept diversity.

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

  • Express a clear and structured message, both orally and in writing in their mother tongue, in English and ideally, in a third language, adapted to the audience and using context specific communication standards.

 

 

 

La contribution de cette UE au développement et à la maîtrise des compétences et acquis du (des) programme(s) est accessible à la fin de cette fiche, dans la partie « Programmes/formations proposant cette unité d’enseignement (UE) ».
Contenu
Part I: Corporate governance models -
  • Corporate governance definition -
  • Agency theory versus stakeholder theory -
  • External and internal factors influencing Corporate Governance -
  • Anglosaxon model and european continental model of Corporate Governance
Part II The Board of Directors -
  • the organs of the firm -
  • the board of directors within the codes and laws: structure,'
Part III: the role of institutional investors -
  • institutional investor's activism -
  • voting practices of institutional investors
Part IV The role of transparency -
  • Communication and Corporate Governance -
  • Internal control and Corporate Governance -
  • Auditing and Corporate Governance
Méthodes d'enseignement
In-class activities -
  • Lectures
At home activities -
  • Readings to prepare the lecture -
  • Paper work -
  • Students presentation
Modes d'évaluation
des acquis des étudiants
Continuous evaluation
  • Date: 15/12/17
  • Type of evaluation: Group work presentation
  • Comments: small group work to be done for 27 nov 17
Evaluation week
  • Oral:
  • Written:
  • Unavailability or comments:
Examination session
  • Oral:
  • Written:
  • Unavailability or comments:
Autres infos
Internationalisation
  • international content
  • international case study
Corporate features
  • case study
  • corporate guest
Ressources
en ligne
http://moodleuclouvain.be/claroline/course/index.php?cid=LSMS2018
Bibliographie
Provided during the class
Faculté ou entité
en charge
CLSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Intitulé du programme
Sigle
Crédits
Prérequis
Acquis
d'apprentissage
Master [120] en sciences de gestion

Master [120] en études européennes

Master [120] en sciences de gestion