Corporate Governance 7,5 hp

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

Kursinnehåll

The objectives of this course are to describe the background of corporate governance principles; to illustrate the relationship between legislation and “soft” law (codes) in corporate governance; to examine the existing monitoring and enforcement mechanisms in different EU Member States as far as corporate governance codes are concerned; to obtain an impression of the companies’ perception of the codes. The contents are structured as follows:
I. Theoretical Aspects and Developments

• Theoretical aspects of corporate governance;
• Development of corporate governance codes;
• General background in the European Union;
• Relation between legislation and codes: rules applying to companies;
• Relationship between legislation and codes: rules applying to Shareholders;
• Monitoring and enforcement of corporate governance codes.

II. Analysis of Company Practice within the EU

• Comply-or-explain information;
• Country-specific-observations;
• Board of Directors (Supervisory Board);
• Audit Committees;
• Remuneration.

Förkunskapskrav

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Utbildningsnivå: Avancerad nivå A1N
Kurskod/Ladokkod: ACOR23
Kursen ges vid: Jönköping International Business School