Corporate Governance and Regulation

Corporate Governance and Regulation (MBA-Postgraduate) 1.    Individual assignment This is a research case study assignment and is worth 30% of the assessment. Due:    Week 5 hand in class upload to Turnitin Word Guide: 2000-2600 Task: You will be required to choose a company that has encountered a significant ethical, legal, moral or financial problem that is in the public domain.  This organisation does not have to be a listed company but it does need to be Australian based organisation and be subject to Australian governance regulations. Your task will be to research the issues and challenges of your chosen company and identify the ethical/ regulatory and/or legal breaches and analyse the theory and regulation relating to director’s duties, board roles and structures along with the applicable laws and regulation and compare this with issues that were identified in the chosen case. Use governance theory to compare and contrast the behaviours and actions of the board and its executive and exemplary practice, making reference and links to related theories of leadership, decision making and other relevant academic management themes that may apply. Prescribed Text Jean Jacques du Plessis, Anil Hargovan & Mirko Bagaric, Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance (Cambridge 2011 – 2nd edition) TURNITIN: Assignments submitted through Blackboard will be submitted automatically to TurnItIn. Marking Rubric: Criterion    81-100    66-80    51-65    Less than 50 Completeness    Complete in all respects; meets  all requirements.      Complete in most respects; meets most requirements.    Incomplete in many respects; reflects few requirements.       Incomplete in many respects; does not reflect requirements Understanding    Demonstrates a sophisticated and innovative  understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s)    Demonstrates an accomplished understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s)    Demonstrates an  acceptable understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s)    Demonstrates an inadequate understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s) Analysis, evaluation and conclusion    Presents an insightful and thorough analysis of all issues identified;      Presents a thorough analysis of most issues identified;     Presents a superficial analysis of some issues identified     Presents an incomplete analysis of the issues identified Makes appropriate and powerful connections between the issues identified and the strategic concepts    Makes appropriate  connections between the issues identified and the strategic concepts studied in reading; demonstrates good command of strategic concepts and analytical tools    Makes appropriate  connections between the issues identified and the strategic concepts studied in reading; demonstrates good command of strategic concepts and analytical tools    Makes little or no  connections between the issues identified and the strategic concepts studied in reading; Supports conclusions and opinions with strong arguments and evidence;      Supports conclusion and opinions with reasons and evidence;     Supports diagnosis and opinions with reasons and evidence;    Supports diagnosis with few reasons and little evidence; argument is one-sided and not objective.