Terminated in academic year 2018/2019

Corporate Governance

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	152-0908/02
Abbreviation	SS
Course title	Corporate Governance
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Business Administration and Law
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Miroslav Hučka, CSc.

Subject syllabus

The basic theoretical background to the issue of ownership control of companies (particular stock companies).
The theory of property rights and contractual relationships.
Bank-based and market-based corporate control and two basic models of ownership control.
The practical functioning of corporate governance in the Czech Republic and abroad.
Corporate governance development in Central and Eastern European countries. Administrative authorities in corporations and their role.
Corporate governance failure in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Literature

Cadbury, A.: Board Focus. A current view of international corporate governance
and the responsibilities of directors and boards. Prague: Egon Zehnder 1997.
Hart, O.: Corporate Governance: Some Theory and Implications. The Economic
Journal, May 1995.
Keasey, K., Thompson, S., Wright, M.: Corporate Governance. Economic,
management and financial issues. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1997.
Keasey, K., Thompson, S., Wright, M.: Corporate Governance. Vol. I-IV.
Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 1999.
Mallin, Ch.A.: Corporate Governance. Oxford University Press 2004.
Monks, R.A.G., Mirow, N.: Corporate Governance. Blackwell Publishing 2004.
Schleifer, A., Vishny, R.W.: A Survey of Corporate Governance. The Journal of
Finance, June 1997.
Schütte, C.: Privatization and Corporate Control in the Czech Republic.
Cheltenham: Edgar Elgar Publishing Ltd. 1999.

Advised literature

ARUN, T. G., TURNER, J. (eds.) Corporate Governance and Development. Reform, Financial Systems and Legal Framework. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
CALKOEN, W.J.L. (ed.) The Corporate Governance Review. London: Law Business Research, 2011.
CLARKE, T. International Corporate Governance. A Comparative Approach. London: Routledge, 2007.
MALLIN, CH. A. Corporate Governance. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
MALLIN, CH. A. Handbook on International Corporate Governance Country Analyses. Second Edition. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2011.
NACIRI, A. (ed.) Corporate Governance Around the World. New York: Routledge, 2011. The Handbook of International Corporate Governance: A Definitive Guide. London: The Institute of Directors, 2005.

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