March 27, 2020
Other Article
Harvard Business Review (website)

Lessons from Italy's Response to Coronavirus

By: Gary P. Pisano, Raffaella Sadun and Michele Zanini

Format:Electronic

Abstract

Policymakers in many parts of Europe and the United States are struggling to bring the rapidly spreading Covid-19 pandemic under control. In doing so, they are repeating many of the mistakes made in Italy, where the pandemic turned into a disaster. A major contributing factor was the decision-making process at many levels of government. In this article, the authors explore the failings of that process and how other countries can avoid them.

Keywords

COVID-19; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Government and Politics; Decision Making; Italy

Citation

Pisano, Gary P., Raffaella Sadun, and Michele Zanini. "Lessons from Italy's Response to Coronavirus." HO5ITU. Harvard Business Review (website) (March 27, 2020).