Learning outcome 1: Discuss and critically evaluate key corporate governance and ethics concepts.

Learning outcome 2: Evaluate different theoretical perspectives on corporate governance, understand their assumptions about key actors, motives, and control mechanisms.

Learning outcome 3: Explore an international comparative perspective of corporate governance, focusing upon the system found in the UK and contrasting this with a range of different corporate governance systems in countries around the world.

Learning outcome 4: Construct critical thinking about a range of approaches and options for corporate accountability and ethics requiring the organisation of thoughts, analysis, synthesis, and critical appraisal.

Assessment Brief:

Each student selects his/her own company to study. (Company for this assessment is AVIVA PLC )

The requirement is that you analyse in depth one company based in any country. It is not a requirement that the company is located in the UK. The scope of this analysis is to draw from the material discussed within the module.

Analysis contents:
• A short section setting out Basic Factual Information about the company, such as nature of the business (business sector), country of incorporation, size, segmental breakdown, brief history, stock market listings etc.

(approx. 250 words)

• Corporate Governance: the examination of relationship within the organisation, those involved in the management of the organisation and external stakeholders: The section should include such things as:

1. Internal Corporate Governance Mechanisms: structure, substance, and purpose (e.g., board effectiveness, the role of non-executive directors, and remuneration structures)

2. External mechanisms, especially the role of institutional investors.

3. Shareholder and stakeholder perspectives in an ethical context

4. Employees and Ethics

(approx. 500 words)
• Evaluate the corporate governance failures and weaknesses that have led to problems of the chosen company and the consequences of weak corporate governance experienced.

• Critically evaluate the different responses to corporate governance and the role of government regulations in responding to issues raised by an examination of the ethical issues impacting upon the business organisations that have encouraged corporate governance reform worldwide: The section should include such things as: 1. Comparative Corporate Governance systems - Europe, USA, Asia

2. Globalisation issues including International corporate governance and comparative analysis

3. Leadership, Values & Managing Ethical Behaviour

4. Ethics & CSR in a Global Context

Attachment:- Corporate governance.rar