Universität Wien

040420 KU Special Topics: Corporate Governance (MA) (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Zusammenfassung

1 Inwinkl , Moodle
2 Inwinkl , Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
An/Abmeldeinformationen sind bei der jeweiligen Gruppe verfügbar.

Gruppen

Gruppe 1

Die Anmeldung erfolgt mittels Punktevergabe (beschränkte Teilnehmerzahl). Es besteht Anwesenheitspflicht.

max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lernplattform: Moodle

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 01.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 08.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 08.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 08.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 09.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Donnerstag 17.10. 13:15 - 18:15 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Dienstag 22.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 24.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 08.11. 14:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 21.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 21.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 21.11. 18:30 - 19:00 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 22.11. 08:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Freitag 29.11. 16:30 - 17:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Students are expected to attend all lectures and group presentations. If you are missing the first unit, you will be automatically deregistered from the course.

Grades will rely on the following scale:
• 1 ≥ 88%
• 2 ≥ 75,5%
• 3 ≥ 63%
• 4 ≥ 50%
• < 49,5%: 5 (fail)
o Late submission not in time = 1 grade lower
o Plagarism = fail

Students achieving less than 50% of the points will fail the course and must repeat the course (they must register the usual way the next time the course is offered).

Literatur

Mallin, C, Corporate Governance, Oxford University Press (latest edition)
Selected academic articles
Recommended
Clarke, T. (Ed.) (2004), Theories of corporate governance: the philosophical foundations of
corporate governance. New York, Routledge.

Gruppe 2

Die Anmeldung erfolgt mittels Punktevergabe (beschränkte Teilnehmerzahl). Es besteht Anwesenheitspflicht.

max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lernplattform: Moodle

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 03.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 10.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 11.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 11.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Montag 14.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 18.10. 13:15 - 20:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 24.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 25.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 25.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 07.11. 11:30 - 18:15 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Freitag 15.11. 15:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Samstag 16.11. 11:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 29.11. 17:45 - 18:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Students are expected to attend all lectures and group presentations. If you are missing the first unit, you will be automatically deregistered from the course.

Grades will rely on the following scale:
• 1 ≥ 88%
• 2 ≥ 75,5%
• 3 ≥ 63%
• 4 ≥ 50%
• < 49,5%: 5 (fail)
o Late submission not in time = 1 grade lower
o Plagarism = fail

Students achieving less than 50% of the points will fail the course and must repeat the course (they must register the usual way the next time the course is offered).

Literatur

Literature
Mallin, C, Corporate Governance, Oxford University Press (latest edition)
Selected academic articles
Recommended
Clarke, T. (Ed.) (2004), Theories of corporate governance: the philosophical foundations of
corporate governance. New York, Routledge.

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The objectives of this course are to describe the background of corporate governance principles; to illustrate the relationship between legislation and “soft” law (codes) in corporate governance; to examine the existing mechanisms in different EU Member States; to obtain an impression of the companies’ perception of the codes. The contents are structured as follows:
I. Theoretical Aspects and Developments
• Theoretical aspects of corporate governance;
• Development of corporate governance codes;
• General background in the European Union;
• Relation between legislation and codes: rules applying to companies;
• Relationship between legislation and codes: rules applying to Shareholders;
II. Analysis of Company Practice within the EU
• Comply-or-explain information;
• Country-specific-observations;
• Board of Directors (Supervisory Boards);
• Audit Committees;
• Board Committees
• Remuneration Schemes.
• Shareholder Activism
Type of instruction
Lectures and group discussions; case analysis; workshops.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The examination consists of an exam in the form of quizzes (E), two seminars with oral presentations and discussions of the given presentations (S1 and S2), one group workshop, and individual participation (W)

o Late submission not in time = 1 grade lower
o Plagarism = fail
o Scheme: until 49,5 % fail (grade 5); 50,0%-62,5% passed (grade 4); 63,0%-75,0% passed (grade 3), 75,5%-87,5% good (grade 2), 88,0%-100% excellent (grade 1).

The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the production of texts is only permitted if they are expressly requested by the course leader (e.g. for individual work tasks).

Prüfungsstoff

a) exam (quizzes): the relevant parts of academic articles during class discussed as well as specific chapters of the coursebook
b) Seminars: academic articles and company case studies
c) Group workshop and individual participation: company case studies and academic articles

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mi 21.08.2024 15:45