Salvatore Esposito De Falco is Full Professor of Corporate Governance at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, where he holds the Chair of Corporate Governance. He has been a visiting professor at Northern Illinois University in Chicago (USA), Baruch College in New York (USA) and the University of Aalborg in Aalborg (Denmark). A certified public accountant and auditor, Professor Esposito De Falco is frequently sought after as a corporate consultant outside of his academic role. His extensive publication record includes numerous books and journal articles, and he has served as editor-in-chief of three prestigious journals in the fields of corporate governance, sustainability, and R&D.

• Part I - Corporate Governance: Theoretical Conceptualizations And Applied Models.- 1. Origin, Evolution And Key Traits Of Corporate Governance: An Overview.- 2. Corporate Governance: Towards The New Capitalism.- 3. Theories In Corporate Governance Studies.- 4. The Contextual Influence In Governance Systems.- 5. Models And Governing Bodies.- 6. Structure And Tools Of Family Business Governance.- Part II - Ownership And Management: Role, Functions, And Their Responses.- 7. The Proprietary System.- 8. Management And Its Relationship With Ownership.- 9. Engagement And Corporate Activism.- 10. Remuneration.- 11. Codes Of Governance, Stewardship And Proxy Advisors.- Part III - Control Systems.- 12. The Internal Control In Corporate Governance.- 13. The Controls Inspired By The Environmental (E), Social (S), Governance (G).- 14. Companies, UK Companies And Criminal Liabilities: The UK Corporate Manslaughter.