Module | Basic principles of corporate governance |
Dates | Monday, 14:00 - 18:00, Heho 18/E60 Tuesday, 14:00 - 18:00, HeHo18/220 |
Links | moodle Modulbeschreibung |
Course language | German |
Basic principles of corporate governance
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Lecture dates
Date | Time | Notes |
Monday, 21st October 2019 | 14:00 - 18:00 | |
Tuesday, 22nd Ocotber 2019 | 14:00 - 18:00 | |
Monday, 28th October 2019 | 14:00 - 18:00 | |
Tuesday, 29th October 2019 | 14:00 - 18:00 | |
Monday, 18th November 2019 | 14:00 - 18:00 | |
Tuesday, 19th November 2019 | 14:00 - 18:00 | |
Monday, 2nd November 2019 | 14:00 - 18:00 | |
Tuesday, 3rd November 2019 | 14:00 - 18:00 |
Content
Students get to know the legal sources of Corporate Governance. The importance of Corporate Governance for the reputation of the company on the capital market, as well as various Corporate Governance systems are conveyed. Several components of the Corporate Governance system are treated in depth.
A. Introduction
B. Theoretical Foundation of Corporate Governance
• Principal-agent-theory
• Stewardship-theory
C. Corporate Governance Systems
1. Monistic vs. dualistic system
2. The institutions in the German corporate constitution
a) Management Board
b) Supervisory Board
c) General Meeting
3. The control function of the auditor
D. Trends in Germany, the EU and the US
E. The German Corporate Governance Code
1. Government Commission GCGC
2. Position in the hierarchy of norms
3. Objectives and functions of the GCGC
4. Contents of the GCGC
5. Public Corporate Governance Code
F. Organization of management and monitoring
1. Management and leading organization
2. Monitoring
G. Corporate Governance Control Systems
1. Reporting to the Supervisory Board
2. Reporting to the General Meeting
3. Statement to the Corporate Governance and the Corporate Governance Report
4. Efficiency test
Exam in the first examination period
The exam is offered during the winter semester 2019/2020 as an open exam.
Date: | December 14th 2019, 10:00 - 12:00 |
Prerequisites: |
For the prerequisites for participating in the exam in the first and second examination period, please have a look at the exam hints. |
Important hints: |
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Auditorium classification
Auditorium | Study courses | Letters |
H22 | all | all |
Exam in the second examination period
The exam is offered during the winter semester 2019/2020 as an open exam.
Date: | February 1st 2020, 10:00 - 12:00 |
Prerequisites: |
For the prerequisites for participating in the exam in the first and second examination period, please have a look at the exam hints. |
Important hints: |
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Auditorium classification
Auditorium | Study courses | Letters |
Room 1.26, HeHo 22 | all | all |