Course overview
This topic explores the role and contribution of corporate gatekeepers. As the power and complexity of the modern corporation has increased, an intricate web of parties have been charged, to some degree, with keeping a watch on the exercise of corporate power. These parties include both regulators who monitor aspects of corporate activity, and professionals who are called on to advise, or take on specific tasks in the life of the corporation. This course will introduce regulatory theory with its expanded understanding of regulation and regulatory techniques. It will use this perspective to critically evaluate the way these gatekeepers work, and the extent to which the legal and regulatory framework supports or limits their power and effectiveness.
Course learning outcomes
- Identify and explain the role of corporate gatekeepers in addressing the legal and ethical dimensions of real world corporate problems in written and oral work
- Analyse and synthesise research sources, theory, legal and ethical principles, legislation and case law in relation to real life corporate problems in oral and written outcomes
- Report on research findings and conclusions in an academically appropriate style and manner
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