Also, there still seem to be people who think video game companies are developing games for some primary reason other than turning the biggest profit they can. lol.
Lol. People can't be passionate in what they do?
Developers are (or can be) passionate, executives aren't.
The owner of a company has more power than the execs he or she hires. If he/she doesn't like one of the decisions or handlings of the exec then he/she has the power to fire that person.