I've never heard it described that way.
I had a different understanding of what it meant to "have backdoors", meaning the real decision making happened in secret or was concealed some how.
This indirect idea IS interesting but orchestrating that sort of thing, either deliberately, ie with full knowledge of all those involved (I'm sure people would take an exception to being put in the role of gopher, if its a business deal), or "conincidentially", ie messengers unawares style, that'd be tough. I think anyway.
These are some of the most interesting posts I've seen in a while on this forum.