MG4A3 Half Unit
Incentives and Governance in Organisations
This information is for the 2016/17 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Thomas Kirchmaier
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MSc in Management and Strategy. This course is available on the CEMS Exchange, IMEX Exchange, MPA in European Public and Economic Policy, MPA in International Development, MPA in Public Policy and Management, MPA in Public and Economic Policy, MPA in Public and Social Policy, MSc in International Management, MSc in Management, MSc in Management (CEMS MIM), MSc in Management (MiM Exchange) and MiM Exchange. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Pre-requisites
A knowledge of Mathematics and Economics.
Course content
The course uses economic theory to gain insight into issues related to internal organisation, structure, and management of firms. The course will draw on various fields including management science, industrial organisation and microeconomics. The course deals with three main topics: (i) the provision of incentives in organisations, (ii) the use of information in markets and firms, and (iii) the relationship between corporate finance and organisational decisions. A major theme concerns the question of how to provide incentives efficiently in organisations. Other important themes include efficiency, coordination, incompleteness of contracts and the use of the market versus internal exchange. A section of the course deals with capital structure. The implications of asymmetric information are examined. Corporate governance is discussed in a principal-agent framework.
Teaching
20 hours of lectures and 8 hours of seminars in the MT.
Students on this course will have a reading week in Week 6, in line with Departmental policy.
Indicative reading
Main texts: Roberts J (2004), The Modern Firm. Organizational Design for Performance and Growth, Oxford University Press, UK; Brealey, RS, Myers, and F Allen (2006), Corporate Finance, 8th edition (older editions are fine too), McGraw-Hill International Edition (US edition is titled "principles of corporate finance"; older versions by Brealey and Myers only).
Assessment
Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.
Key facts
Department: Management
Total students 2015/16: 80
Average class size 2015/16: 20
Controlled access 2015/16: No
Lecture capture used 2015/16: Yes (MT)
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
