Description:
| Aims: This unit aims to provide the students with the theoretical foundations necessary for understanding and analyzing corporate policy.
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit students will be expected to be able to:
Understand the importance of information asymmetry and agency costs as determinants of corporate management actions regarding the capital structure of a firm and its dividend policy.
Appreciate the problems that arise in asset evaluation in cases of mergers and acquisition.
Skills: Numeracy (T/A)
Analytical ability (F/A)
Writing skills (A)
Time management (F/A)
Content: Information asymmetry and agency theory; Capital structure and the cost of capital; Dividend policy; Mergers and Acquisition; Corporate Re-structring.
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