International Corporate Governance - BML0118

Assessment 1: Other

Activities providing opportunities for formative assessment will generally be integrated into the teaching and learning process and apply to all components of summative assessment.  The nature of the formative assessment tasks used will be at the discretion of the tutor, to include for example, workshop exercises, quizzes, group discussions. 
    

Other

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Written Assignment
The assignment will consist of a written exercise which may be an essay, topic briefing, report writing, reflective learning journal, article critique, case note, statutory interpretation, or judgement. 

Written Assignment

In this module, you will explore the different rules, policies and controls put in place to determine the behaviour, objectives and policies of international corporations, and the internal and external controls over corporate activities by cultural, legal and political institutions.
You will also analyse the different theories, models and pillars of corporate governance, harmonisation of corporate governance codes and the future of global corporate governance. You will analyse the role of key members of corporations - the company secretary and the board of directors- and the relationship between the board of directors and its shareholders, and important obligations of disclosure and accountability for corporate managers.
The module will expose you to the practical contexts of corporate management in the global economy and transnational corporate influence on global environmental, social and economic goals. The module will utilise real-life case studies of major transnational corporations, their internal corporate structures and the international legal regulation of their activities, objectives and impacts.

Huddersfield Business School

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BML0118 - International Corporate Governance

International Corporate Governance

Demonstrate an independent learning ability for continuing professional development and competency in initiative-taking, personal responsibility and decision-making. 

Demonstrate a systematic understanding of core legal theory relating to International Corporate Governance. 

Recognise and debate current problems and new insights in International Corporate Governance. 

Appraise current research and advanced scholarship in International Corporate Governance, critically evaluate approaches and arguments and develop critiques of them and where appropriate, propose new hypothesis

Apply learned knowledge within academic and/or professional contexts, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data and communicate their conclusions clearly to a specialist and/or non-specialist audience.