Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance aims to equip learners with the understanding of corporate governance and the role of corporate governance in a globalised market.  

Main Topics of Study:

Principles 

• Corporate governance: A frontier subject
• Governance and management
• Theories, philosophies, and concepts of corporate governance
• The governance partnership: Investors, companies, and directors
• The regulatory framework
• Models of corporate governance

Policies 

• Functions of the board
• The governance of corporate risk
• The board and business ethics
• The governance of listed companies
• The governance of non-listed corporate entities
• Corporate governance around the world

Practices

• Board membership: Directors' appointment, roles, and remuneration
• Board leadership: The reality of the boardroom
• Board activities: Corporate governance in practice
• Board effectiveness: Building better boards
• Board evaluation: Reviewing directors and boards
• Corporate governance: The next thirty years

The effect of corporate governance on the organisation and stakeholders

• The role of stakeholders in corporate governance
• Corporate governance and creating value for stakeholders
• Stakeholders and stakeholder activism
• The impact of corporate governance on organisational performance