Demonstrationofknowledgeoftheissuesandevidenceofwide readingtosupportyour analysis
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2,400 wordstotal (+/-10%), comprising 1,200 words foreachofthe 2 partsin thequestion.Referencelist andcoversheet detailsare not included in thisword-limit total.
30% of total unitmarks– 15% for eachpart
Part1(15%-1,200words)
AssessmentCriteria:
• Demonstrationofknowledgeoftheissuesandevidenceofwide readingtosupportyour analysis
• Demonstrationofyourabilitytoapplytheknowledgetoidentifykeys issuesleadingto your recommendations
• Evidenceofsoundreasoningandtheexerciseofprofessional judgement tosupport yourrecommendations
• Developmentandstatementofconciserecommendationsfor presentation to theChairmanandshareholders
• Overallstructureandprofessionalpresentationofthereporttothe Chairman and shareholders
• High quality writtencommunicationof conceptsandtermsinordinary Englishasnotallshareholderscanbeassumedtobeprofessionally competent in corporategovernance
CaseStudy1
‘Directorswarnthebuckstopswithchief executivesinthe latestsalvointhebusiness culturewars betweengovernment, regulatorsandboards.
AustralianSecuritiesCommissionchairmanGregMedcraftlastweeksaidthat accusationshewantstochangethelawtoholddirectorscriminallyliableforwayward cultureare a misunderstanding and heisnot pushingfor changes“at thisstage”.
TensionsbetweendirectorsandASIChaveescalatedfollowingtheregulator’scases againstWestpacBankingCorpandANZBankingGroupandLabor’scall’sforaroyal commissionintothebankingsectorwhichhavegivenrisetoaccusationstheregulator is seeking to become the culture police.
DirectorsincludingQantasAirways’JacquelineHey,AustraliaPostchairmanJohn StanhopeandfounderanddirectorofIBISWorldPhilRuthventoldanAustralian InstituteofCompanyDirectorslunchonWednesdaythatwhileboardscan“setthe right tone”,thebuck stops with theCEO.
“CEOs setculturenot boards,”MrRuthvensaid.
PatrickDurkin‘DirectorsofboardswarnthatbuckstopswithCEOs’TheAustralianFinancialReviewThursday 14April2016,p.8
Required
Assumeyouhavebeenengagedasacorporategovernanceconsultanttoaboardof directorsofapubliccompanylistedonthestockexchange.Yourassignmentisto prepareareporttobesubmittedtotheChairmanoftheboardexplainingand analysinghowthecompanyshoulddefineanddelineatetheseparateroles,dutiesand responsibilitiesofthecompany’sboardofdirectorsfromthoseoftheCEO.Yourreport shouldcontainspecificrecommendationsontheseparaterolesofdirectorsandthe CEO.TheChairmanhasspecificallyindicatedthatsheintendstomakeyourreport availableto shareholdersofthecompanyandthatthedocumentwillbepublished on the company’s website.
Part2(15%-1,200words)
AssessmentCriteria:
• Demonstrationofknowledgeoftheissuesandevidenceofwide reading to supportyouranalysis
• Demonstrationofyourabilitytoapplytheknowledgetoidentifykeys issuesleadingto your recommendations
• Evidenceofsoundreasoningandtheexerciseofprofessional judgement tosupport yourrecommendations
• Developmentandstatementofconciserecommendationsfor presentation to theAICD
• Overallstructureandprofessionalpresentationofthereporttothe AICD
• High quality writtencommunicationof conceptsandtermsinordinary Englishasnotallreadersofthereportcanbeassumedtobespecialists competent in corporategovernance