On the island, people use each other shamelessly while paying lip service to camaraderie and alliances. In companies, successful teamwork requires both individual and group growth, positive outcomes, and the survival of the collective body. On the island, the goal is to use the group to foster individual gain and incrementally shrink the group until only one victor stands. However, in the real world, that argument has merit only when balanced by respect for the group, as well as for the individual. An organization in which individual performance primarily depends on an ethos of greed and self-promotion at the expense of others' welfare will eventually implode.
Friendships are transient.
Alliances are betrayed. The strategy for winning a million dollars on television isn't worth a dime in any world-class, 21st century business organization. Business students must study real teamwork and leadership in organizations like General Electric, Sun Microsystems, Dell, Motorola, Sony, Honda and others. There they will see a game whose rules demand that all stakeholders' needs be equitably addressed in order to beat the competition. The goal is organizational growth through individual and group effort.