law3cgp corporate governance law
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN PUBLICLY LISTED COMPANIES
LAW3CGP
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject introduces students to the significance of corporate governance in the context of corporate regulation. The subject is designed to give students an insight into several corporate governance issues of current importance including comparative analysis of corporate governance in different countries. Principal topics include: agency problems in the context of publicly listed companies, the different tools used by corporate law to regulate agency problems, directors' duties and their enforcement, executive compensation, the role of the market for corporate control and minority shareholder protection.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorAlma Pekmezovic
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites LAW1LIM and (LAW3CMP or LAW3COR)
Co-requisites LAW3CMP
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. To compose a concise and nuanced response to a problem of corporate governance
- Activities:
- Take-Home Exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing(Writing)
02. To describe and analyse issues in corporate governance including relevant theory and empirical evidence
- Activities:
- Discussion Forum and Exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Ethical Awareness(Ethical Awareness)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Information Literacy(Information Literacy)
03. To identify, analyse and evaluate complex legal principles in different jurisdictions and apply those principles to corporate governance issues
- Activities:
- Discussion Forum and Exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Information Literacy(Information Literacy)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
04. To research and critically analyse several corporate governance issues of current importance including comparative analysis of corporate governance in different countries
- Activities:
- Discussion Forum and Exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
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