Corporate Governance – An International Perspective is an introductory course in corporate governance (CG) which offers a view on practices and regulations in governance across continents. This course starts by making clear how CG developed in the last decade in the aftermath of the financial and economic crises and how important it is for building trust in today’s capital markets. The economic, legal, and managerial foundations of CG are discussed with a view to understanding how shareholders’ and other stakeholders’ rights are protected and accounted for. As a consequence, the implementation of sound and internationally acceptable CG practices is discussed at the light of the functioning of the Board and its role in monitoring management. The course also discusses how CG can serve society, through a Corporate Responsibility approach that allows governance to reach out to a company’s other stakeholders.

Prerequisites: None