July 2005 (Revised August 2006)
Background Note
HBS Case Collection

Bribery in Business: A Legal Perspective

By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner

Format:Print
| Pages:6

Abstract

Provides a brief overview of the concept of bribery and the principal rationales prompting restrictions on such conduct. Also, reviews some of the most important U.S. and international laws prohibiting various forms of bribery.

Keywords

Crime and Corruption; Lawfulness

Citation

Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Bribery in Business: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-012, July 2005. (Revised August 2006.)