Corporate Governance
Charter I: Introduction to Corporate Governance
Charter II: Corporate Governance: Definition, Principles, Importance and Application a. Definitions and Theoretical Framework b. Justification for Effective CG c. OECD Principles d. Good CG standards for Public Services: Core Principles e. Generic Principles
Chapter III: Approaches of CG a. Framework Approach b. Regulatory Approach
Chapter IV: Corporation and Corporate Structure
Chapter V: CG, its major players and their role 1. Principal 2. Agent 3. Fiduciaries
Chapter VI: Other Stakeholders of CG
Chapter VII: Corporate Governance Theories 1. Agency Theory 2. Stakeholders Theory
Chapter VIII: Management Compensation
Chapter IX: Corporate Governance and Business Ethics
Chapter X: Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
Chapter XI: Effective Governance and major issues with Corporate Governance 1. Cadbury Principles 2. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 3. Kabul Bank Case
Chapter XII: Corporate Governance Models 1. Corporate Governance in the USA 2. Corporate Governance in Canada 3. Corporate Governance in UK 4. Corporate Governance in France 5. Corporate Governance in Germany 6. Corporate Governance in Asia 7. Corporate Governance in India 8. Corporate Governance in China
Chapter XIII: Corporate Governance in Developing Countries: Afghanistan
Case Studies: 1. Cases of CG failure a. WorldCom b. Enron c. Kabul Bank
2. Cases of Effective CG (Best Practices)
CG in Switzerland
References: 1. Fernando, A.C. (2nd ed.). Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies and Practices. Chennai, India.
2. Carpenter, M. A. & Sanders, W. G. (2009). Strategic management (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Read: Chapter 13-Corporate Governance in the Twenty-First Century.
3. Weston, J. F., Mitchell, M.L. & Mulherin, J.H (2011).Takeovers, Restructuring, and
References: 1. Fernando, A.C. (2nd ed.). Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies and Practices. Chennai, India. 2. Carpenter, M. A. & Sanders, W. G. (2009). Strategic management (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Read: Chapter 13-Corporate Governance in the Twenty-First Century. 3. Weston, J. F., Mitchell, M.L. & Mulherin, J.H (2011).Takeovers, Restructuring, and Corporate Governance, (4th ed.). Prentice Hall. Read: Chapter 20- Corporate Governance and Performance. 4. J. Simpson & J. Taylor (2013). Corporate Governance, Ethics and CSR. Kogan Page Limited. 5. Monks, G., A. Robert & Minow, N. (2011). Corporate Governance (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons (UK). 6. Alkhafaji A.F (2011). Corporate governance: The evolution of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its impact on corporate America. An International Business Journal Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 193-202.