Corporate Governance III

2 units · Graduate professional courses (400-499)

Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 430A, 430B. Study delves into more complex governance topics drawing from other areas including strategy, financial accounting, finance, economics, operations, organizational behavior, leadership, and ethics. Bringing to bear your experience and expertise in these areas will provide you with a more in-depth, multifaceted understanding of how to identify, frame and tackle problematic situations that Boards of Directors may confront. Topics are addressed through a combination of cases, articles, lectures, discussions, and exercises. Emphasis is place on understanding what makes boards effective, why some boards falter, and the steps that can be taken to ensure that the boards function effectively, knowledgeably, and ethically. Includes mock interview for practice in delivering a pitch and handling the questions often asked in a board interview. Letter grading.