Global One-company Becton Dickinson Operations group should decide on a global company policy on gifts, gratuities and entertainment business. The central question is whether the policy should be set in the center and made uniform throughout the world, or whether it should be resolved at the local level, depending on the local conditions and practices. The case contains numerous examples of the alarming situation are taken from various regions of the world, as well as background information on the growing anti-corruption worldwide. "Hide
by Lynn Sharp Paine Source: Harvard Business School 26 pages. Publication Date: September 17, 1998. Prod. #: 399055-PDF-ENG
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