Margaret Thatcher (in)famously said that there was no such thing as society. By that she meant that, actually the only thing out there is individuals looking after their own self-interests.
Well, it is the same with companies.
In both case this leads to suboptimal results at 'system level' (a well-known problem in system optimisation).
Humans are not rational but you can bet that they will act in their perceived self-interest more often than not. They will always do in the workplace, which is the point here.
Thatcher's advancement an individual self-interest oriented worldview is certainly advantageous/correct for her to say politically.
But the name for the 'system level' of a collection of interacting individual humans would be ... society.
Her statement is also deeply incorrect that individuals are solely interest-driven -- they're also value driven (though I suspect like many effective politicians she damn well knew that regardless of what she said). Of course, with companies, her statement is significantly more apt.
Well, it is the same with companies.
In both case this leads to suboptimal results at 'system level' (a well-known problem in system optimisation).