Years earlier, she had asked a boss if he would let his children fly on a plane with the litany of flaws and non-conformances he was urging her to “pencil-whip”: “Cindy, none of these planes are staying in America, they’re all going overseas,” he retorted, much to her horror.
What would you rather have, one person with a ton of power making decisions, or abstract it out over a group and diffuse all responsibility?
That pretty much describes democracy.
Government ideologies don't apply in any clear way here, of course. A corporation is an oversized market stall, and the main argument is how to regulate them and if we should have them at all. But, if that's the bit you take issue with there's a clear parallel.
A person isn’t usually dumb enough to fire half their workforce, because they know their bread and butter comes from that workforce. A consulting company advising the business and shareholders at the same time can easily do such stupidity for short term profits
That can go both ways, though. Think about Twitter X, MyPillow and Chick-Fil-A. And the countless sketchy small businesses that exist.