units

BTF5000

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
Organisational UnitDepartment of Business Law and Taxation
OfferedCaulfield First semester 2014 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)Mr Abe Herzberg (First semester); Dr Phillip Lipton (Second semester)

Synopsis

This unit provides students with an appreciation of best corporate governance practices from a global perspective. It considers the reasons for the interest in corporate governance and compares and contrasts the various international corporate governance systems and best practice models; roles and functions of the board of directors, board committees and the board's relationship with management are explored from both a legal and management perspective; empirical studies of the relationship between corporate governance and corporate performance, and the role and legal duties of directors in takeover and insolvency contexts. Corporate governance issues in Asia are also analysed.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. describe the theories upon which corporate governance models are based, including the legal, economics and management perspectives of these theories
  2. evaluate the various international corporate governance systems and best practice models
  3. define the roles and functions of the board of directors and the board's relationship with management, shareholders and other stakeholders
  4. analyse the way in which corporate law, historical factors and economic institutions affect corporate governance
  5. critically analyse various aspects of corporate governance best practice.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Phillip Lipton

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester

Prohibitions

MGX5320, BTX5000