CORPORATE GOVERNANCE : A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1S2-FIN-MA-EI25UE
Langue d'enseignement
English
Matières
FINANCE
Ce cours apparaît dans les formation(s) suivante(s)
Responsable(s)
M.MAZUR
Intervenant(s)
Mieszko MAZUR
Niveau
Master
Année de formation
Période

Présentation

Prérequis
Basics of corporate finance and accounting.
Objectifs
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

- explain the rationale for the existence of the different corporate governance systems around the world and their economic implications
- understand the relationship between the quality of corporate governance and shareholder value
- assess the impact of corporate governance arrangements on firm value
- evaluate the efficiency of executive compensation
- understand the role of corporat governance failures in systemic crises
- contribute to the discussion on the role of corporate governance in the worldwide economy
Présentation
1. Theoretical Framework (Agency, Information Asymmetry, Moral Hazard)
2. Corporate Goverance Systems (Widely-Held and Closely-Held Firms, Dual-Class Shares)
3. Quality of Corporate Governance (Internal and External Governance, Legal Origin)
4. Board of Directors (CEO Identity, CEO Duality, Independent Directors, Director Identity, Board Committees, Director Elections, Busy Directors, Board Interlocks, Director/Social Networks, Board Size, Board Diversity)
5. Managerial Incentives (Base Salary, Short- and Long-Term Bonuses, Executive Stock Options, Restricted Stocks, Perquisites, Options Backdating, Executive Compensation and M&A, Overpaid Executives, Equity Ownership)
6. Shareholder Activism
7. Institutional Investors and their Role in Firms' Governance
8. Corporate Governance and the Recent Financial Crisis
9. Corporate Governance Reform (Cadbury Report, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank Act)

Modalités

Organisation
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00
Travail personnel
Group Project 25,00
Autoformation
Lecture du manuel de référence 1,00
Recherche 8,00
Overall student workload 50,00
Évaluation
Assessment is based on two short case studies to be solved in class (20% grade each). These cases require independent research on the Internet and group work. Another 10% of the grade is for attendance and participation. The remaining 50% of the final grade is for the presenation of the main case study, which is a group work as well and requires the intensive out-of-class preparation. Feedback will be provided orally in class or by voice via WhatsApp or other digital channel.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Participation 0,00 0 10,00
Autres
Etude de cas 0,00 3 90,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliographie
All the readings and course materials will be provided directly to studetns before the beginning of the course. -