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Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Comparative Regulatory Regimes and Stakeholder Interests

SMP806 · Globalisation and Corporate Governance — Week 7 of 16

CourseSMP806
Week7 of 16
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This week’s topics

Comparative Regulatory Regimes and Stakeholder Interests

  1. Anglo-American unitary boards versus continental dual-board systems
  2. Sarbanes-Oxley and UK Corporate Governance Code
  3. Extraterritorial compliance and enforcement
  4. Balancing institutional investor pressure with broader stakeholder welfare
  5. Models and Systems of Corporate Governance
  6. UK Corporate Governance Explained | IoD
  7. Professor Simon Deakin on the effect of the Cadbury Code on boards and stockmarkets

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Critically analyse the regulatory requirements that shape corporate governance in global organisations.
  • 3.3 Critically evaluate the impact of regulatory requirements on corporate stakeholders' interests in a global organisation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically analyse the regulatory requirements that shape corporate governance in global organisations.

Study materials

Videos

  • UK Corporate Governance Explained | IoD · YouTube · Institute of Directors (IoD) · 57 min · for registered students
  • Professor Simon Deakin on the effect of the Cadbury Code on boards and stockmarkets · YouTube · University of Cambridge Judge Business School · 6 min · for registered students
  • Reforming Corporate Governance - Alex Edmans · YouTube · Gresham College · 51 min · for registered students
  • Session 3: Balancing Competing Interests · YouTube · Aswath Damodaran · 90 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2023 · PDF · Oecd, framework; 53 pages · for registered students
  • UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 · PDF · Frc, guidance; 19 pages · for registered students
  • Companies Act 2006, Part 10, Chapter 2: General duties of directors (ss. 170–181) · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation; ss. 170–181 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Globalisation Drivers and Macro-Environmental Dynamics
  • Week 2: Regional Trading Blocs and Multilateral Institutions
  • Week 3: Socio-Cultural Dynamics and International Business Ethics
  • Week 4: Strategic Management of Globally Diverse Workforces
  • Week 5: Global Workforce Welfare and Labour Accountability
  • Week 6: Responsible Corporate Governance Foundations
  • Week 7: Comparative Regulatory Regimes and Stakeholder Interests
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: International Consumer Protection and Legal Frameworks
  • Week 10: Enterprise Consumer Safeguarding and Product Governance
  • Week 11: Digital Commerce Regulation and Compliance Strategy
  • Week 12: Applying Globalisation and Corporate Governance in practice…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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