His point is that the "company" didn't or can't (or wasn't allowed to) make a decision. A middle manager trying to save his job and his team's job made a decisi

His point is that the "company" didn't or can't (or wasn't allowed to) make a decision. A middle manager trying to save his job and his team's job made a decision. This "person" made a decision in his or her own best interest, not the company's. So yes, I think the semantics matter here.