European Corporate Governance (in English)

llsms2018  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

European Corporate Governance (in English)
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Cerrada Cristia Karine; Lambrecht Philippe;
Language
English
Main themes
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
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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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.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
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 
Teaching methods
In-class activities -
  • Lectures
At home activities -
  • Readings to prepare the lecture -
  • Paper work -
  • Students presentation
Evaluation methods
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:
Other information
Internationalisation
  • international content
  • international case study
Corporate features
  • case study
  • corporate guest
Online resources
http://moodleuclouvain.be/claroline/course/index.php?cid=LSMS2018
Bibliography
Provided during the class
Faculty or entity
CLSM


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Management

Master [120] in European Studies

Master [120] in Management