President of Becton Dickinson (BD) and his top management team struggle with the questions: 1) how to manage the top of the organization, focusing on the style of leadership, the committee structure and the role of the sector presidents, and 2) how to manage a multi-national business. BD implementing transnational organizations and the world of product teams. The teaching objectives are. 1) to understand the relationship between corporate strategy and organization and management of the global organization, and 2) to understand the consequences of global governance for the human resource function "Hide
by Michael Beer, Alistair D. Williamson Source: Harvard Business School 10 pages. Publication Date: June 15, 1991. Prod. #: 491152-PDF-ENG
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