Liability Aspects of Management
level of course unit
Bachelor
Learning outcomes of course unit
The students
• Know the essential liability relevant aspects of CEO Managing Directors.
• Know the essential problems and possible solutions in connection with third party interests of creditors, competitors, consumers, employees, investors and tax authorities.
prerequisites and co-requisites
Introduction to Law
course contents
• Overview of corporate criminal law
• Overview of public and criminal liability
• Fundamentals of liability and insurance issues
• Liability avoidance and competition and company law aspects
recommended or required reading
Bollenberger, M. (2017). Geschäftsführerhaftung: Haftung des Geschäftsführers, der Gesellschaft und der Gesellschafter der GmbH. Wien: LexisNexis.
Eberhardt, S. R., & Gurmann, S. (2016) (Hrsg.). Managementhaftung in der Praxis. Wien: Verlag Österreich.
Ertl, P., Gerlach, R., Griesmayr, N., & Murhi, G. (2019). Persönliche Haftung der Geschäftsführer, Vorstände und Aufsichtsräte. Wien: Linde Verlag.
Löschnigg, G., & Melzer-Azodanloo, N. (2008
Raffling, P., & Schock, S. (2018). Digitale Wirtschaft und Industrie 4.0. Wien: Manz Verlag.
assessment methods and criteria
Final exam and Quiz
language of instruction
German
number of ECTS credits allocated
2
course-hours-per-week (chw)
1.5
planned learning activities and teaching methods
25 % of the event is covered by eLearning. A combination between online phases (inductive method for the independent acquisition of knowledge and the practice of tasks) and presence phases (deductive method, in which assistance is given in the learning process and knowledge is imparted via frontal lectures) is used.
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
3
name of lecturer(s)
English version will be available soon
course unit code
WIR 3
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory
work placement(s)
not applicable