Overview

The objective of this subject is to provide participants with an appreciation of and the capacity to deal with strategic issues arising in governance, ethical, legal and social matters confronting business operations.

Course Content

The topics to be covered in this subject include:

            Ethics and ethical decision-making

       Governance structures and processes

       Legal frameworks and business compliance

       Critical legal and administrative performance

       Board, director and executive leadership

       Corporate citizenship

       Governance challenges in globalisation

       Business ownership regulations and contracts (the legal context including the duties of company directors and managers)

       The element of effective governance structures (such as board performance, board – CEO relationships, audit committees risk management, communications)

       Effective processes for corporate conformance

       Indicators for managing corporate performance

       The pursuit of profit and ethics as supportive and/or conflicting goals

       Systematic frameworks for ethical decision-making

       Responsibilities of government and business in the multi-national corporate context

       The reflection of good corporate citizenship in a company’s goals, plans and performance