This is a real dynamic that Conway will have to carefully design incentives around — one intermediate solution is to attribute reward and blame to actions instead of individuals. There can still be internal debate over whose responsibility the actions themselves were, which will likely continue to be political and outside of Conway's scope. I think it's reasonable to believe that companies will be penalized for unruly internal politics more now than ever before, but also to concede that some internal politics will probably always persist. 

Just read When Money is Abundant, Knowledge is the Real Wealth. Excellent argument for companies as learning machines, not money making machines. 

an assumption not generally found outside of the Anglo-American Enlightenment intellectual tradition

Is this actually true?