Universität Wien

040081 SE KFK ORPE: Seminar in Organization (2016S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 24 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 01.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 19.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 19.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 19.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 19.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 19.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 19.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 20.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 20.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 20.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 20.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 20.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 20.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The student will achieve knowledge on typical problems of executive compensation and corporate governance. She/he will read sciencific literature on the subject assigned to her/him and write a paper on the topic. During seminar sessions, the student will present her/his paper and discussion about the findings of her/his and other participants’ papers.
Contents: Theories of Executive Compensation; Executive Pay Levels; Executive Compensation Instruments; Executive Compensation Regulation; Executive Compensation and Effort Incentives; Executive Compensation and Risk Incentives; The Role of Board Independence; The Role of Say on Pay and Proxy Advisors; The Role of Accounting Regulations; The Role of the Managerial Labour Market; The Role of Compensation Consultants; The Role of Public Pressure
Method: Scientific writing of papers, presentations, interactive group discussions

Assessment and permitted materials

Seminar paper 60%
Presentation and classroom participation 40%

The course grading is based on the seminar thesis, its presentation in the seminar sessions, and active participation in discussions.

Excellent (sehr gut, 1), good (gut, 2), satisfactory (befriedigend, 3), sufficient (ausreichend, 4), insufficient (ungenügend, 5).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Successful participation requires students to complete a paper of acceptable quality on the topic assigned to her/him, and to make an acceptable presentation of the own topic in class.

Examination topics

See contents above.

Reading list

General reading: Murphy, Kevin J. (2013): Executive Compensation: Where We Are, and How We Got There, in: Handbook of the Economics of Finance, edited by G. Con-stantinides, M. Harris, and R. Stulz, 2013.

Further literature will be assigned to specific topics.

Association in the course directory

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