People in the work environment (and often elsewhere) are seen as a commodity (we use them for our purposes).
The general accepted view of a Company is that shareholders are "The Company" and that they employ people to utilise
their money in a particular field to generate more money to give a return on investment. To achieve this, capital equipment
is purchased to fulfil a task and people are employed to use this equipment. Equipment and people are commodities
purchased with money.
The focus of this approach is MONEY. The equipment and people, and the use of them, determines the amount of money
that can be generated. In this approach people are motivated by financial concerns. The harder the times the more money
becomes the focus.