Opinions

Health care is naturally a high-risk industry, and the Italian government has placed strong emphasis on the risks of human error and safety in the 2011-2013 Italian Health Plan. Both prevention and retrospective analysis are used in pinpointing the sources of error and promoting safer practices

The country has opened up over the last fifteen years and has liberalized its trade laws: exports are now 70% of GPD. Italian companies have a scant presence there, but the few experiences of foreign direct investment have turned out to be very positive indicators for future economic relations

Companies in the business of sensory and emotional stimulation must understand who is able to enjoy them. Experiential marketing proposes a three-step solution which supplies references that reflect consumer knowledge and even invites consumers to contribute to creating the experience

A new approach in the managerial literature emphasizes the role of followers, i.e. team collaborators. Until now, scholars had largely ignored these key members of the supporting cast, looking only at the project leaders who were presumed to have chosen and organized the other resources

If Italians united as a people over a century and a half, they also owe it to pizza and fashion, in addition to media consumption. The article takes a brief look at how consumption forms a web of common language, products and imagery that help define the notion of Italian cultural nationhood

Italy's multinationals have been adversely affected by belated trade openness related to several factors, including a prepoderance of SMEs and low labor costs at home. Today's managerial family firms, both large and medium sized, seek international excellence through innovation in niche markets