James Young and Derek Cormier, discuss in their blog how many of us tend to rely on robots. As a result, they felt that due to the rapid development of robots in the past couple of years, robots one day might be able to take over managerial roles. In order to confirm this theory, they ran an experiment, which showed that 86% of participants followed orders until the 80-minute mark, while 46% obeyed the robot till the end.

Although the whole concept of robots taking over managerial roles might sound productive, I personally think it’s a recipe for disaster. This is because, recently I learned about how, Zappo, a startup company functions. Learning about how different Zappo is from many companies, I felt that a robot, someone who does not share an emotional connection with its employees, would simply fail. I think that replacing managers with robots would simply result in a workforce whose only purpose is to follow orders. I feel like this would result in many employees facing depression, something I discussed in one of my previous blogs.

In the end, companies should strive to become more like Zappo. Zappo takes its entire workforce, and creates a big family. I feel like that although this may raise the costs, it ensures that its employees are dedicated to their work.

Bibliography:
“Can Robots Be Managers, Too?” Harvard Business Review. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.