Many IT teams do a lot to further this view unfortunately. They are often too passive and fail to engage with the rest of the company. Creativity isn't valued and good folks leave which means you only have very average process drones. These folks are then ripe for replacement by cheap, outsourced labor.
That describes exactly the situation at my company. IT is full of smooth talking managers and analysts who know nothing but manage a large army of outsourced super cheap contractors. Pretty much all experts have left or have been laid off.
