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Corporate Governance (CGOV-MACC)

Área

AC Gestão > UC Mestrados

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Finance > Finance > 2º Ciclo > Unidades Curriculares Optativas > Optional Course 1 > Corporate Governance

Management > Management > 2º Ciclo > Unidades Curriculares Optativas > Corporate Governance

Accounting > Accounting > 2º Ciclo > Unidades Curriculares Optativas > Corporate Governance

Nível

2º Ciclo (M)

Tipo

Não Estruturante

Regime

Semestral

Carga Horária

Aula Teórica (T): 0.0 h/semana

Aula TeoricoPrática (TP): 3.0 h/semana

Trabalho Autónomo: 121.0 h/semestre

Créditos ECTS: 6.0

Objectivos

- To provide theoretical and empirical evidence that helps students to understand the complexity of a firm, the intricacies and dynamics of the board of directors and how the board can add value to the firm though sustainable management and by effectively managing for all the stakeholders.
- Discussion on how companies can better work in a sustainable and responsible way that aligns both the interests of shareholders, managers and the public.

Programa

What is Corporate Governance?
?Objectives
?Theoretical background (Theory of the firm; Agency Theory; Stakeholders Theory;)Other theories
?Models of corporate governance
?Presentation of some Corporate Governance scandals: What can we learn from the scandals?
2.What are the good practices of ?Corporate Governance??
?Internal mechanisms
.The role of the board
.The role of remuneration
.The role of capital structure
.Dispersion vs concentration of ownership
.External mechanisms
.Corporate Governance Codes
3. Does Corporate Governance matter?
?Empirical evidence on performance
?Empirical evidence on earnings management
?Empirical evidence in other domains (e.g. innovation)
4. What is the future for corporate governance?
?The search of a new theoretical foundations

Metodologia de avaliação

-The evaluation assessment has 4 components in the continuous evaluation (Época Normal):
? Individual paper presentation + Essay (30% final grade).
? Group paper presentation + Essay (30% of final grade).
? Discussion in class (10% of final grade).
? Final Exam (30% of final grade), with a minimum grade of 8.5/20.
- Re-seating (Época de Recurso)
? Final Exam : 100% of final grade