Accounting and Finance

Corporate Governance and Ethics

Module code: N1622
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Seminar
Assessment modes: Take away paper, Coursework

The economic and financial aspects of corporate governance relationships have long been a concern in the business community. The social, political and ethical aspects of these relationships are also a major public concern.

On this module, you’ll cover the key concepts, perspectives and mechanisms of:

• corporate governance
• corporate social responsibility.

 You’ll also learn how good corporate governance and social responsibility affect:

•  firm performance
•  investment decisions
•  different stockholders.

Module learning outcomes

• Understand and analyse the evolution of corporate governance and corporate social responsibility, applying key theories and models including agency and stakeholder perspectives.
• Critically evaluate internal and external corporate governance mechanisms, including institutional investor oversight, in shaping managerial behaviour and firm value.
• Discuss current research on corporate governance and evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data to make own judgement.