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  • March 27, 2020
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Lessons from Italy's Response to Coronavirus

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

Technology and Operations Management
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Raffaella Sadun

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