Corporate governance

  • Teaching

    Details

    Faculty Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
    Domain Business Administration
    Code UE-EGE.00016
    Languages English
    Type of lesson Lecture
    Level Master
    Semester SP-2022

    Schedules and rooms

    Summary schedule Friday 10:15 - 13:00, Hebdomadaire (Spring semester)
    Hours per week
    		3

    Teaching

    Teachers
    • Isakov Dusan
    Assistants
    • Ducret Romain
    • Petros Fidel
    Description

    The separation of ownership and control in modern corporations raises several problems. Corporate governance involves a series of mechanisms that are designed to protect investor rights in this context. However, solutions to the agency problems are not unique and there is an ongoing debate on corporate governance issues and reforms. This course takes an economic and financial approach to this multidisciplinary topic. It describes the major issues and solutions adopted so far. The course presents in detail the case of corporate governance in Switzerland. It also discusses some important research questions that have been addressed in the academic literature.

     
    Training objectives Understand and master the main concepts of
    corporate governance.
    Condition of access It is assumed that students taking this master course are familiar with the financial and statistical concepts exposed in the 2nd and 3rd year of the Bachelor program at the University of Fribourg (or equivalent). This means that the standard notions in these fields are assumed to be mastered by the students.
    Available seats 80
    Softskills No
    Off field No
    BeNeFri Yes
    Mobility Yes
    UniPop No
    Auditor Yes

    Documents

    Bibliography - Georgen M, 2012, International Corporate Governance, Pearson.
    - Kim K. A., Nofsinger J. R. and D. Mohr, 2009, Corporate Governance, 3rd edition, Pearson Prentice-Hall.
    - Mallin C., 2016, Corporate Governance, 5th edition, Oxford University Press.
    - Monks R. and N. Minow, 2011, Corporate Governance, 5th edition, Blackwell Publishing.
    - Tricker B., 2015, Corporate Governance, Principles, policies, and practices, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press.
  • Dates and rooms
    Date Hour Type of lesson Place
    25.02.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    04.03.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    11.03.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    18.03.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    25.03.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    01.04.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    08.04.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    29.04.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    06.05.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    13.05.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    20.05.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
    03.06.2022 10:15 - 13:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230
  • Assessments methods

    Written exam - SP-2022, Session d'été 2022

    Date 20.06.2022 14:00 - 15:30
    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Durée d'examen: 90 Min.

    Written exam - SP-2022, Session de rattrapage 2022

    Date 02.09.2022 11:00 - 12:30
    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Durée d'examen: 90 Min.

    Written exam - SA-2022, Session d'hiver 2023

    Date 13.01.2023 14:00 - 15:30
    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Durée d'examen: 90 Min.
  • Assignment
    Valid for the following curricula:
    BeNeFri - Sciences économiques et sociales
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    Elective courses > Wahlkurse UNIFR
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    Version: 2002/SA_V01
    Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
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    Version: 2002/SA_V01
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    Ma - Accounting and Finance - 120 ECTS
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    Course - 72 ECTS > Finance module: at least 3 of the core courses (see department website: https://www.unifr.ch/bwl/en/studies/master/master-in-accounting-and-finance.html) must be validated. > FIN: Finance > Coure courses
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    Courses - 63 ECTS > Modules - Min one extra module with 12 ECTS > One complete module taken from the following list > GMT: General Management
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    Ma - International and European Business - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2021/SA_v01 dès SA-2024
    Courses > Modules > One complete module taken from the following list > ACC Module validation element group > ACC: Accounting and Control > Elective courses
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    Courses > Modules > Elective courses of the management modules > Elective courses of the management modules > Elective courses for the Master in management
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    Ma - Management - 90 ECTS
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    Courses: min. 72 ECTS > Modules - min 54 ECTS > Minimum of 3 modules with a minimum of 18 ECTS and 2 core courses > ACC Module validation element group > ACC: Accounting and Control > Elective courses
    Courses: min. 72 ECTS > Modules - min 54 ECTS > Elective courses taken outside a validating module > Elective courses in the management modules > Elective courses for the Master in management
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    Ma - Management - 90 ECTS [MA]
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    Cours > Modules management > FIN: Finance
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