Corporate Governance - A Comprehensive Overview

Key Components, Board of directors and executive management, Compliance and regulatory environment, Risk Management

What you'll learn

Understand how organizations are governed

Discuss key components of corporate governance

Gain a competitive edge

Applicable across various industries and organizational settings

Role of IT and Finance in Corporate Governance

Advance your career in governance-related roles

Understand the importance of ethical conduct and stakeholders

Requirements

The course is developed as an overview of corporate governance

Assumes no prior experience

Experience professionals should benefit by getting a comprehensive overview

Description

Interested in understanding how an organization is run? How key decisions are made? How government laws and regulations affect your decisions? What are the key concepts involved in running an organization?Whether you are a small business owner, entrepreneur, entry/mid-level employee or an executive, this course will provide you a comprehensive overview of corporate governance components. More importantly, the course assumes no prior knowledge and will explain the key concepts such as compliance, boards, corporate structure etc. Compliance essentialsEssential legal regulations and internal controlsGovernanceComponents of Corporate GovernanceBoard of directors and executive managementShareholders' engagementTransparency and disclosureEthical conduct and integrityCompliance and regulatory environmentRisk ManagementCorporate Social ResponsibilityPublic GovernanceGlobal GovernanceAssessing Good GovernanceI have struggled over the years to put this material together. While many courses address individual topics, this is the first course to the best of my knowledge that culls together such diverse information in one place. I have taken great lengths to provide relevant case studies that emphasize the above topics and make them more concrete.I look forward to embarking on this learning journey together and welcome your comments and feedback. I will strive to incorporate them actively.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Motivation - Myths and Reality

Lecture 2 Why Corporate Governance

Lecture 3 Case Study - SVB

Section 2: Key Concepts – Compliance, Decision-Making and Risk Mitigation

Lecture 4 Compliance - Part 1

Lecture 5 Key Concepts - Regulations

Lecture 6 Key Concepts - Policy and Internal Controls

Lecture 7 Key Concepts - Financial Statements - Overview

Lecture 8 Case Study - Phar-Mor

Section 3: What is Governance?

Lecture 9 What Governance entails?

Section 4: Types of Organizations

Lecture 10 Types of Orgs-Hierarchy

Lecture 11 Types of Orgs - Networks and Markets

Section 5: Corporate Governance

Lecture 12 Key Components

Lecture 13 Key Components - Part 2

Lecture 14 Case Study - Enron

Lecture 15 Rise of Modern Corporation and Principal-Agent Problem

Lecture 16 IT Governance

Lecture 17 Case Study - MCIWorldCom

Lecture 18 Financial Governance

Lecture 19 Case Study - wework

Section 6: Public Governance

Lecture 20 Public Governance

Section 7: Global Governance

Lecture 21 Case Study - Adani

Lecture 22 Global Governance - Part 1

Lecture 23 Global Governance - Part 2

Lecture 24 Global Governance- Part 3

Section 8: What is Good Governance

Lecture 25 Good Governance

Section 9: Parting Thoughts

Lecture 26 Final Thoughts

It should appeal to both seasoned and young professionals,Assumes no prior experience,Provides case studies to discuss various components,Will help in assessing your position in your career and help you chart a way forward based on the understanding