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Module Title
LM Corporate Governance
School
Birmingham Business School
Department
Birmingham Business School
Module Code
07 18997
Module Lead
Derek Condon
Level
Masters Level
Credits
10
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
As an optional module: MBA International Business, MBA GBF, MBA S&PM
Exclusions
Description
The module will consider the fundamental issue of how corporations are run. The focus is on debates around how to improve the functioning of corporations in the post-Enron era and aims to develop an understanding of what constitutes good corporate governance and what the impact is of regulations and codes of practice.
Strategic leadership and corporate governance are phenomena relevant to organisations of varying size, business activity and geographic location. The module covers a fast growing area of consulting-related work and the basic objective is to understand the theory and practice of corporate governance and its role in the strategic management of the modern corporation.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module the student should be able to:
Critically apply corporate governance theories and frameworks to the various corporate governance structures found in their national environments
Show an advanced understanding of the role of the board of directors in shaping the strategy of a company and protecting the interests of stakeholders
Show an advanced understanding of the relationship between the management of a company and the objectives of the relevant stakeholders
Identify the key factors shaping the debate on the recent development of corporate governance regulations and code
Assess the difficulties facing companies required to apply their own national corporate governance regulations in foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures
Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the growing importance of corporate responsibility and how it relates to corporate strategy.
Assessment: 100% Coursework 3,000 word Individual Assignment (80%) Group case study presentation (20%) – 30 minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of questions and debate
Reassessment: 3,000 word Individual Assignment (100%)
Other
Reading List
Wearing, R. (2005), Cases in Corporate Governance, London: Sage
Woodford, M. (2012), Exposure: Inside the Olympus Scandal, London: Portfolio Penguin
Financial Reporting Council (2012), The UK Corporate Governance Code, London: FRC
Clarke, T. (2004), ‘Cycles of Crisis and Regulation: The Enduring Agency and Stewardship Problems of Corporate Governance’, Corporate Governance, 12, 2, pp. 153–61
Solomon, J. (2010), Corporate Governance and Accountability (3rd edn), Sussex: Wiley