Corporate Governance Training

20 hours/3 months access/Instructor Supported

 

Overview
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.

 

On completion of this course you will be able to:

• Adopt the appropriate mechanism for effective governance
• Value the shareholder and stakeholder rights and responsibilities
• Adhere to sound principles of direction and management
• Understand the significance of audit committee, its composition and responsibilities
• Implement best practices on corporate management

 

Corporate Governance
Time taken to complete each Course: Two - Three hours

1. 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

2. Models and Mechanisms

·         Objectives

·         Introduction

·         Models of Corporate Governance

·         Mechanisms of Corporate Governance

3. Shareholders and Stakeholders

·         Objectives

·         Introduction

·         Shareholder Rights

·         Equitable Treatment

·         Responsibilities of Shareholders

·         Minority Shareholders' Protection

·         Stakeholder Protection

4. 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

5. Audit Committee

·         Objectives

·         Introduction

·         Organization of Audit Committee

·         Responsibilities of the Audit Committee

·         Working with Auditors and Management

·         Blue Ribbon Committee

6. 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

7. Corporate Scandals

·         Objectives

·         Introduction

·         General Motors

·         American Express

·         Enron

·         WorldCom

·         Bad Corporate Practices

8. Best Practices

·         Objectives

·         Introduction

·         Infosys Technologies

·         Sony

9. Corporate Responsibility

·         Objectives

·         Introduction

·         The US Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

·         The UK Corporate Responsibility Act 2002

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·         Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations

·         Legislations and Regulations

 

 

Elearning Features

ProTrain, in partnership with Kesdee, offer state-of-the art simulated learning environment.  Exhaustive theoretical material supplemented with contemporary case studies

 

Learner friendly courses with:

>          Formulae, definitions and concise summaries

>          Interactive simulations

>          Solved examples, practice exercises and quizzes

>          Mock exams from proprietary database

>          Timed tests in exam format

>          Personalized results for self assessment

>          Glossary, FAQs, Pocket Reference

>          Valuable reference extracts

 

 

Other features include :

>          E-mail subject-matter expert

>          Online with 24x7 customer support