Corporate Governance Course

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE OF THE SPRING 2007 COURSE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS MY MOST RECENT OFFERING OF THIS COURSE. NO UPDATING HAS BEEN DONE OR IS EXPECTED; THIS SITE IS ENTIRELY HISTORICAL AS OF THE END OF THE SEMESTER.

Welcome to the home page for the Corporate Governance Course in the MBA Program at U.D.

Course Description and Syllabus Teaching Materials Grid

This course is being offered in a special international format for Spring 2007. No passport required.

In Spring 2007, FINC 858 (Corporate Governance, MBA Level) will be offered in virtual joint sessions with the UD MBA Program at the Sarajevo Graduate School of Business (SGB). Post-war Bosnia is a rebuilding and transition economy in need of world-standard corporate governance and students in the UD MBA Bosnia program are executives who will help shape Bosnia’s economic and political future.

Using video conferencing technology, US and Bosnian students will participate in the same class. The class meets on nine (9) Saturday mornings* from 8:00 am-12:15pm EST. This format will allow the Bosnian students to participate in real time in many of the nine sessions.

This course studies corporate governance around the world with a particular focus on its importance for investors. Students who complete this course in this format may count it towards their international requirement or toward an International Business concentration.

US and European students will work together on several cases and projects. Web-based teamwork software and private workspaces will be provided, so that student groups can easily share their writing and information. The intention is that our in-class workgroups will operate in much the same manner as geographically dispersed teams in corporations.

The instructor is Professor Paul Laux. Professor Laux has previously worked with the World Bank on corporate governance in the Balkans, teaches frequently in Europe, and has recently published his research on corporate governance in the top finance journal.

For profile information on SGSB MBA students, and links to more information on the MBA program in Bosnia, use this link.

If you've decided to join us and would like to get started on the reading, the book is: Corporate Governance, 3rd ed., by Robert Monks and Nell Minnow, Blackwell Publishers

For more details on this course, contact Dr. Paul Laux, Finance Department, 310 Purnell Hall, laux@udel.edu or 302-831-6598.

*The Saturdays scheduled are February 10, 17, & 24, March 10 & 17, April 14 & 21, and May 5 & 12.

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