Currículo

Corporate Governance CGOV

Contextos

ECTS

6.0 (para cálculo da média)

Objectivos

The main goal is to stimulate the interest for the subject of Corporate Governance. Corporate governance is a topic that is in the research agenda. To understand the ways companies are managed and controlled is essential to understand the performance of companies. Corporate governance studies the mechanisms of managing and controlling companies and the mechanisms to avoid conflicts of interests between owners and managers. The course will focus on both external and internal mechanisms and aims to relate them with companies performance. The course will present and study (some real) and case studies.

Programa

Corporate Governance Definition - Objectives; - Theoretical background; - The search of a new theoretical foundations; -Models of corporate governance. Corporate Governance and the scandals - Presentation of the scandals; - What can we learn from the scandals? What are the good practices of “Corporate Govenance” - Internal mechanisms; - External mechanisms. Relationship between corporate governance, transparence and risk. Corporate governance and performance. What is the future for corporate governance?

Método de Avaliação

In the Continuous Evaluation System the grading elements are: Paper presentation 1 + Essay (30% final grade). Paper presentation 2 + Essay (30% of final grade). Discussion in class Paper 1 (15% of final grade). Discussion in class Paper2 (15% of final grade). Discussion of all other papers: 10% of final grade In the Final Evaluation System: The only grading element is the final exam. Students with a final grade higher than 17 may be required to defend their grades in an oral exam.

Carga Horária

Bibliografia

Principal

• Corporate Governance and Accountability: Jill Solomon 2020 Corporate Governance and Accountability, 5th Edition

Secundária

Disciplinas de Execução

2014/2015 - 2 Semestre

2015/2016 - 2 Semestre