Course outline

School

Economics & Social Sciences

Department

Business Administration

Level of Studies

Undergraduate

Course code

702

Semester

7

Course title

Corporate Governance

INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Weekly teaching hours
-

ECTS

4

5

Type of course

General background

Prerequisite course

ΝΟ

Language of instruction and exams

Greek

The course is offered to Erasmus students

YES

Course URL

Learning outcomes

This course brings students into contact with contemporary corporate governance issues that find daily application in businesses and organizations in both the private and public sectors.

The focus of the course is on the importance of corporate governance for modern organizations, and the development of a culture that promotes transparency in decision-making and accountability. With the help of examples and case studies, contemporary issues of business strategy are examined, with an emphasis on recent corporate scandals.

Upon the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand the reasons that lead to conflict of interest within an organization and the mechanisms that contribute to finding solutions.
• Evaluates the structures that promote transparency and accountability in decision-making in an organization.
• Know the legal and institutional framework of corporate governance in Greece and in the world.

General Skills

• Critical ability and self-criticism
• Ability to cooperate
• Work in an international environment
• Autonomous work
• Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking.

• Concept, Meaning, Definition of Corporate Governance
• Theoretical Background - Representation Theory
• Corporate Governance Mechanisms
• Comparative Analysis of Corporate Governance systems
• Function and importance of Board of Directors
• Strategic importance for modern businesses and organizations
• Legal framework in Greece, OECD principles

TEACHING METHOD

face-to-face

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Use of information and communication technologies in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students.

Electronic communication with students, learning-process support through the “e-class” online platform.

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

STUDENT EVALUATION

Written final exam (70%) including:

Multiple choice questions

Analysis of roles and stakeholders in a brief case study

Solving problems related to the subject of the course

Comparative evaluation of theory elements

II) Individual or Group Project (30%)

The purpose of the project is to check the skills developed by the students in tools and services related to consumer behavior and their ability to plan and implement a project in a group or autonomously.

• Monks R.G, Minow N., Corporate Governance, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Λαζαρίδης Θ., Δρυμπέτας Ε., Εταιρική Διακυβέρνηση, Εκδόσεις ΣΟΦΙΑ, Θεσσαλονίκη 2011.
• Μέκος Κ.Ζ., Η εταιρική Διακυβέρνηση,  εκδόσεις ΑΝΤ.ΣΤΑΜΟΥΛΗΣ, Θεσσαλονίκη 2003