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31950-01 - Lecture: Corporate Governance (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers |
Axel Kind (axel.kind@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Marco Poltera (marco.poltera@unibas.ch) |
| Content | Corporate Governance is a master level course that discusses problems and solutions related to the conflicts of interests (omni)present and intrinsically rooted in modern corporations. The practical importance of this course naturally arises from the fact that a large number of recent corporate scandals, defaults, and failures could have been likely prevented by enhanced governance schemes. Thus, the course will try to provide answers to the following question: What checks and balances are suitable for aligning the interests of managers with those of (controlling) shareholders without harming other interest groups, such as minority shareholders, debtholders, financial markets, employees, and society at large? |
| Learning objectives | This course has three goals. First, it offers students the opportunity to gain insights, based on real-world examples (mini-cases), on the wide spectrum of (possibly dysfunctional) incentives that various interest groups face in modern corporations. Second, it provides an overview of the problems and solutions addressed by academics and practitioners in the field of corporate governance. Third, the course presents and discusses a number of established and recent empirical papers with the aim of providing students with the necessary tools and skills to conduct own empirical analyses (for example in form of a master thesis) on corporate-governance topics. |
| Bibliography | There is no required textbook for this course. However, interested students can refer to the following book for an extensive and discursive coverage of classical corporate-governance topics: Corporate Governance by Robert A.G. Monks and Nell Minow, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2011 |
| Comments | After the registration deadline, you will receive information about the course preparation, which should best be reviewed before the start of the course. |
| Weblink | ADAM-Weblink |
| Course application | 1. Please register for the course and the subsequent assignment via this link here from 01.07.25 - 13.08.25: https://adam.unibas.ch/goto_adam_svy_2042444.html Please make sure that you are already registered for the fall semester and have paid the semester fees before the course starts. 2. Eucor-Students and mobility students of other Swiss Universities or the FHNW also have to register at the University of Basel BEFORE the enrollment deadline and receive their login data by post (email address of the University of Basel). Processing time up to a week! Detailed information can be found here: https://www.unibas.ch/de/Studium/Mobilitaet.html 3. A deregistration is possible until 03.09.25 at the latest by email to belegungstorno-wwz@unibas.ch 4. Your registration will be entered in your Online Services only after the official deadline of the course registration period, i.e. after 13.10.25. 5. The following applies to everyone: enrollment = registration for the exam/assignment! In case of non-participation after registration it will be noted as "nicht erschienen" in the transcript. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| täglich | See individual dates | ||
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 01.09.2025 | 14.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S13 HG.35 |
| Tuesday 02.09.2025 | 14.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S13 HG.35 |
| Wednesday 03.09.2025 | 14.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S13 HG.35 |
| Thursday 04.09.2025 | 12.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S13 HG.35 |
| Friday 05.09.2025 | 12.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S13 HG.35 |
| Modules |
Module: Business Field: Strategy and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Technology) Module: Core Courses in Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Preparation Master's Thesis in Economics (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Module: Specific Electives in Business and Economics (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Specific Electives in Finance, Controlling, Banking (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Specific Electives in Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Specialization Module Global Europe: Globalized Trade and Business (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | written exam: tbd |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration/deregistration: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |