Mdist ay2021/22 Sem 1

MDIST AY2021/22 Sem 1 | UOS Y2 | UGB364 | IndA 
 
 
 
 
 
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Critically evaluate the different responses to corporate governance and the role of 
government regulations in the light of COVID-19, and how it should be dealt: The 
section should include such things as: 
1. Comparative Corporate Governance systems – Asia and Europe 
2. Globalisation issues including International corporate governance and 
comparative analysis in the light of the latest COVID-19 pandemic 
3. Leadership, Values & Managing Ethical Behaviour 
4. Ethics & CSR in a Global Context and Financial Issues 
5. Organisations and the interrelationship with Corporate Governance 
6. COVID-19 and handling Corporate Governance in the future 
(approx. 1500 words- 50 Marks) 
Short report submission:
Students are required to submit a short report to the Module Leader, giving brief information 
on their chosen company. 
Brief information on the company has chosen: 
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Company name 
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Country of incorporation 
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Stock exchange listings 
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Industry sector(s) 
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Corporate governance failure reason/s: ethical Standards problems in the corporation 
The short report is used to enable ML to approve your company selection. They will not be 
approved if already another two students have chosen them. 
Thus, to choose your company you need to ensure at the earliest possible stage that: 
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you can obtain the necessary reports (in English) and other information 
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your chosen company is quoted and share prices are available 
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you can obtain 
sufficient information about competitors 
For your company selection to be approved and to give you time to prepare for the assignment 
we would like you to email an electronic copy of the short report to your tutor by Date TBC. 
KEY POINTS 
The assignment aims to understand the key areas of Corporate Governance and Ethics using 
extracts, examples and approaches to Corporate Governance issues. This will include 
investigating topics from throughout the course linked to the ethics and accountability issues. 
Some of the principles, concepts and models will be more relevant to their chosen approach 
than others and so it is likely that different students will formulate different approaches to the 
problems. 
Student assignment should aim to provide readers with comprehensive knowledge and critical 
reviews of these areas covering, for example: 

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