Corporate
governance and shareholder activism have gained in importance
over recent years. This free course, Influences
on corporate governance, will enable you to consider the
issues addressed by corporate governance. You will examine some
of the recent scandals and the regulatory reactions to them,
before looking at the elements that continue to drive this area.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- provide a range of definitions of corporate governance
- identify issues usually addressed by corporate governance structures
- summarise recent scandals and abuses and the regulatory reaction
- identify the other drivers of corporate governance, such as capital markets, shareholders and rating agencies.
