WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
Tasks for Course: Corporate Governance
1. TASK
Please choose one of the topics listed below to write your assignment on.
The starting point for your term paper will be the course book, the contents of which will serve as the basis for an in-depth examination of one of the following questions. You are expected to research and cite from sources corresponding to your chosen topic.
Note on copyright and plagiarism:
Please take note that University holds the copyright to the examination tasks. We expressly object to the publication of tasks on third-party platforms. In the event of a violation, University is entitled to injunctive relief. We would like to point out that every submitted written assignment is checked using a plagiarism software. We therefore suggest not to share solutions under any circumstances, as this may give rise to the suspicion of plagiarism.
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1.2 Task 2: Corporate Governance – Theory and Professional Practice
1. Provide a detailed explanation of the relationship between Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability. Make sure you use literature beyond the one found in the course book.
2. Select a real-life business scandal. Explain how the two Corporate Governance theories (Agency Theory and Stewardship Theory) could have helped in avoiding the scandal and where the theories have not been properly put into practice (which then caused the business scandal to happen).
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2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
When conceptualizing and writing the Written Assignment, the evaluation criteria and explanations given in the writing guidelines should be considered.
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