LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Producerism, Consumerism, Second Industrial Revolution
23 Feb 2015
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2nd industrial revolution part 1: broad overview of changes. Workplaces after the second industrial revolution looked much more different, the two basic differences are. 1) second industrial revolution companies are spread out and. Things are being made that they didn"t make before, and the workplace is run differently. A sign that second industrial revolution is hitting big cities. Household names begin to affect people"s lives, ex. General electric, dupont chemicals: context: economic boom (1900) Pulp & paper (newsprint is high demanded in this time), Mining starts to be a big benefit to the economy because part of the country that was struggling, it starts to boom with copper, iron, nickel. Branch plant economy: drivers of revolution, generally four factors drive innovation, communication, transportation, technology. Managers aren"t fond of them, they would like to get around craft unions: tech & physical changes. Electrical power is the new source of power. Assembly lines will transform many things like food processing.
