Ethics AIG and Ethics: Lessons Term Paper

Jet again this is one of the fundamental lessons of ethics, and that is when the balance of advantage leans too far to one side, unethical advantage occurs (Josephson, 2010). This was a tough lesson to learn for AIG as it was the catalyst of salary limits on the entire investment and financial services industry.

Conclusion

AIG shows what happens when a company loses track of their core business of service and delivering value to customers. The unbalanced nature of AIG's ethical decision making nearly bankrupt the company yet when seen from a positive standpoint, they are an excellent example of why ethics needs to always be based on balanced, equitable decision making.

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