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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