Opinions

SDA Bocconi School of management considers business resilience, by looking at 705 firms which have successfully reacted to the crisis. What emerges is a step by step method to help firms build a culture that can overcome crises and implement a lasting model

Italian firms which managed to double sales between 2007 and 2012 have specialized in hard to imitate goods. They have also made investments that allow them to achieve a sustainable scale, that is, bigger than the typical Italian family owned SME

The scarce utilization of the new and expensive BreBeMi highway teaches stern lessons about investment in infrastructure. Foreseeble cost overruns that went unnoticed have forced the investors into a tight spot that might have been avoided with better preparation

The coming into being of a single European financial regulator will bring considerable advantages, and is a major step toward strengthening the U in EU. It will certainly induce banks to lend more, but companies will also have learn how to use financial markets to raise capital

The most famous national brands have always been placed in the best shelf positions, right where you can see them. No more: the private labels of largescale retailers are now direct competitors of leading brands, competing for shelf space as well as market share

If analyzed rationally, the behavior of ISIS seems to be aimedat controlling power and resources