Corporate Governance

Course details

Corporate governance deals with the complex set of relationships between the corporation and its board of directors, management, shareholders, and other stakeholders. In the recent years, the regulators and legislators have intensified their focus on how businesses are being run. They are endeavoring to create a template for new corporate governance and disclosure measures, which is beneficial for both the stakeholders and controllers.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This Corporate Governance training course is designed for board members, senior managers and managers responsible for:

• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Strategy
• Operational Risk Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Environmental Sustainability
• Public Relations, Human Resources, Marketing

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Increased confidence and practice handling different people and situations
• An understanding of how to adapt your communication style
• Insights into emotional intelligence and how to build allies
• Planning and practicing strategies to state your case convincingly
• Improved questioning and listening skills

TOPICS COVERED

Overview

• Objectives
• Introduction
• What is Corporate Governance
• Definitions and Importance of Corporate Governance
• Reputation, Competition and Corporate Governance
• Corporate Ethics
• Corporate Governance and Corporate Responsibility
• Globalization and Corporate Governance

Models and Mechanisms

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Models of Corporate Governance
• Mechanisms of Corporate Governance

Shareholders and Stakeholders

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Shareholder Rights
• Equitable Treatment
• Minority Shareholders' Protection
• Stakeholder Protection

Board of Directors

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Structure and Independence of the Board
• Responsibilities and Duties of the Board
• Selection, Remuneration and Evaluation of the Board
• Board Committees
• The Board and the Management

Audit Committee

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Organization of Audit Committee
• Responsibilities of the Audit Committee
• Working with Auditors and Management
• Blue Ribbon Committee

Banking Corporate Governance

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Sound Corporate Governance Practices in Banking
• The Role of Public Disclosure
• Supervisors and Transparency
• Recommendations for Enhancing Bank Transparency
• Supportive Environment to Corporate Governance .

Corporate Scandals

• Objectives
• Introduction
• General Motors
• American Express
• Enron
• WorldCom
• Bad Corporate Practices

Best Practices

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Infosys Technologies
• Sony

Corporate Responsibility

• Objectives
• Introduction
• The US Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
• The UK Corporate Responsibility Act 2002

LEARNING INTERVENTIONS

At Jadarat, we believe that human understands more by engagement, by action. You get the best understanding of anything by trying it, thinking about it, talking about it, not by listening to a trainer and watching a presentation. In this work shop you will learn by educational games, community of practices, job assignments, action learning, storytelling, as well as classrooms, and storytelling.

PRE-COURSE ASSIGNMENT

Before the course, Jadarat assessment center will provide you with international, highly credible assessments that will measure your interpersonal skills, and give you a richy report that will help you improve your interpersonal skills, understand every employee needs, passion, communication style, and improve your ability to deal with every employee according to his character. You will also warm up for the course by doing some activities, and answering some questions in order to get ready for the training.