University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2008

78125 International Corporate Governance

8cp
Requisite(s): 78100c Postgraduate Legal Research
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Postgraduate

This subject deals with topics of central importance to the governance of the large, especially the publicly-held, business corporation. As a field of study, corporate governance deals with the rules, relationships, systems and processes within a corporation by which authority is allocated and its exercise reviewed and controlled. Corporate governance provides a framework which shapes the dealings and relationships between directors, managers, shareholders and others with a stake in the corporation's success. In this subject, topics are studied from a comparative perspective that takes account of developments in the principal markets and legal systems.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Access conditions

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