Sentence:  What was expected of men, it seemed, was to be a <WSD>company man</WSD>. Foster (1969:156) refers to this as the assumption that "achievement of organizational goals represents the highest value." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A male employee who has a great—and often, in the view of others, an excessive—commitment to serving the interests of the organization which employs him.