In the editorial cartoon we see a person in charge, most likely the manager, telling two associates how the company would like them to think and proceeds to hand them instructions on how to think. This is a prime example of Theory X, which is a classical management theory where managers micro-manage employees by using reward-punishment tactics, and limiting employee participation in decision-making (McGregor). This form of management views employees as lazy and unproductive, thus, the manager must micro-manage their employees to ensure work gets done. This can lead to management mistreating and abusing their employees. This form of management is used to ensure productivity, but the mistreatment of workers leads to less productivity. Classical management, like Theory X, was so mechanical and disregarded humans, thus new forms of management were created. Although, this form of management is still used today.
This reminds me about my friend who told me about his first job at a convenience store. His manager would micro-manage every little thing. His coworkers and him would dread coming into work and they hated interacting with the manager. This demonstrates that this form of management is still present today and lowers productivity.
