This is not meant as a personal attack so please don't take it that way.
"I am one, and I take credit for everything each person who works for me does, and my boss does the same to me - so what?"
And you don't see anything wrong with that??
There's taking credit for the work or ideas of another person and then there's sharing credit for the ideas of others when you as a ( say ) a project manager helped facilitate the cooperative atmosphere and resource acquisition that helps get the job done. If one is just a hands off boss who merely signs time cards ( and I'm NOT saying you are)
that person has no moral right to share anything in my opinion.
Marketing often happens after an idea is born so sharing credit there is questionable.
I've been a developer for years and good managers don't take credit for the work of others; they may benefit financially because they're viewed as successful at what they do based on the success of their teams but unless they're a hands on manager they don't take nor deserve credit for an idea that isn't theirs. The company will own the idea and patent it but credit for it is assigned to the person or team that developed it. That team usually includes the manager but after some discussion.
When a patentable idea was developed in my team all those associated with its development were given patent credit ( I was not part of that development and rightfully was not listed) even though the idea was the brainchild of the head of the business side. Members of my team brought that idea to reality.
Jerry
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