Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Corporate governance (17.IM2121)

Native organizations units: Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Chair of Production Systems, Organization and Management

Type of studies	Title

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	4

Educational goal:

The objective of the course is to acquire advanced knowledge about corporations, their management structures and decision-making processes in them. The deepening of knowledge and skills of students in the subject area is realized through understanding the principles of work and decision making in the governing bodies, followed by relations between owners, management and supervisory bodies, and especially their responsibilities, which is a requirement for more efficient management of business systems.

Educational outcome:

By successfully completing all obligations and passing exams, students are able to recognize and understand the governance structure and the mutual relationship of governance bodies within corporations, as well as to participate in the management process in business systems from the position of an engineer who is on the managerial or position of analysts in the management bodies of the company.

Course content:

Introduction to Corporate Law and Corporate Governance. Legal structure and status ofl companies. Corporate governance structure. Theoretical framework and basic principles of corporate governance of existing corporate systems and their comparison. Competencies and structure of corporate governance bodies as well as their responsibilities in the governance process (management structure). OECD principles of corporate governance. The role of the Assembly in corporate governance. Role and responsibility of management / administration in corporate governance. The role of supervisory authorities in corporate governance. Legal framework and practice of corporate governance in Serbia. Case studies

Teaching methods:

Lectures are auditing, with the application of normative-legal methods and active participation of students in mastering method units. Case studies, team presentations and discussions are addressed using the legal-analytical method.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Monks R., Minow N.	Corporate Governance, 4th edition	2008	Wiley & Sons	English
Ferrini, G., Hopt, K.	Reforming Company and Takeover Law in Europe	2011	Oxford University Press	English
Cantino, V.	Korporativno upravljanje, merenje performansi i normativna usaglašenost sistema interne kontrole	2009	Data Status, Beograd	Serbian language
Mirko Vasiljević	Korporativno upravljanje - izabrane teme	2014	Udruženje pravnika u privredi Srbije	Serbian language

Knowledge evaluation:

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Test	Yes	Yes	10.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	30.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	40.00
Test	Yes	Yes	10.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00