I don't see it as a disservice. Many good employees seek to develop an "entrepreneurial" attitude at their jobs. That translates into more attention to detail,

I don't see it as a disservice. Many good employees seek to develop an "entrepreneurial" attitude at their jobs. That translates into more attention to detail, focus on the customer, accountability and care for the overall profitability of the company; all that regardless of having the mandate to things or not. Experienced managers can quickly identify individuals with those characteristics, some of them got a fancy title of "high potentials" in some companies. Some other companies understand that employees without entrepreneurial attitude are more inclined to just do their jobs, which is fine, but really just fine.