Courses

Governing the Corporation is taught by Ira M. Millstein and Anne Simpson, Executive Director of the International Corporate Governance Network, in the Fall 2007. It focuses on the relationship between management and the board of directors in leading the corporation in today’s complex and competitive economy.  It leads with the philosophical origins of ethics, the parameters of ownership rights, laws and regulation, best practices, media and public attention, and the interests of other stakeholders, within which corporate leaders’ discretion and integrity are tested.  Guided by guest-lecturer practitioners and current cases, the students gain detailed knowledge of contemporary corporate governance, and are challenged to exercise leadership on ambiguous matters such as compensation, options, perks, balancing profit with corporate social responsibility, and human rights in emerging markets.

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The Center is also examining the possibility of implementing additional governance courses, which will be taught by Center affiliates.