Bushy,
that is the difference between technical /scientific people and managers/executives.
I think what you mean to say , is I believe "that is the difference is between people who have integrity and people who do not. "
but ultimately you are correct, also in my experience australian Management/executives/middle manager bean counters are a wholly untrustworthy and about as solid as a peking duck pancake , their teamwork and resilience is appallingly bad and their empathy for their "team" extends to what the team can do for them.
pretty poor.