Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Mobilise expertise in at least one area of management.
• Mobilise acquired skills in a specific professional environment.
• Professionally communicate and present original work both orally and in writing.
• Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing, on issues, analyses and projects.
• Act in an international and multicultural context.
• Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing in at least one other language other than French, on issues, analyses and projects.
• Collaborate within a team and exercise leadership.
• Contribute to the coordination and animation of a team, by putting in place the most effective means of collaboration in a given situation.
• Prioritise responsible management practices.
• Innovate in the development of methodologies and tools for analysis and decision-making in management.
• In an active and integrated manner, master knowledge in the various fields of management and use them effectively in a professional context.
• Integrate highly specialised knowledge in different fields of management.
• Be independent and regularly adapt to new contexts.
• Demonstrate independence and persevere, despite the difficulties or initial errors, to find an optimal solution.
• Understand interactions between companies and their socio-economic environments.
• Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge and methodological approaches to understand and explain interactions between companies and their environment.

Learning Outcomes of UE

The focus of this course will be on the ownership structures of companies and more specifically those of large groups listed on the stock market. After a contextualization of two markets (Belgian and French), the student will be led to understand the reasons for the evolution of capital structures and the power relationships between shareholders. Particular attention will be paid to institutional investors, their activism and the possibility to coalesce with other shareholders. The course will be largely based on a case study approach.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Evolution of the capital orientation of Belgian companies ;
Evolution of the capital orientation of the French market ;
Study of the shareholder power relations on the Belgian market ;
Study of the shareholder power relations on the French market ;
Activism of institutional investors ;
Shareholder coalition within companies and governance models;
Case studies

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 UE assessment

• Written examination - Face-to-face

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

2 theoretical questions and 2 case studies

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 UE resit assessment (BAB1)

• N/A - Néant

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

not applicable

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 UE assessment

• Written examination - Face-to-face

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

idem Q1