revolution

Examples of revolution in the following topics:

• Productivity Gains in Agriculture

  • During the second agricultural revolution, U.S. agricultural productivity rose fast, especially due to the development of new technologies.
  • During the second agricultural revolution, the average amount of milk produced per cow increased from 5,314 pounds to 18,201 pounds per year (+242%), the average yield of corn rose from 39 bushels to 153 bushels per acre (+292%), and each farmer in 2000 produced on average 12 times as much farm output per hour worked as a farmer did in 1950.
  • Between 1950 and 2000, during the so called "second agricultural revolution of modern times," U.S. agricultural productivity rose fast, especially due to the development of new technologies (the greatest period of agricultural productivity growth in the U.S. occurred from World War 2 until the 1970s).

• Productivity Gains from Technology

  • Probably the first period in history in which an economic progress was observable during one generation was the British Agricultural Revolution in the 18th century.
  • High productivity growth began during the late 19th century in what is sometimes called the Second Industrial Revolution.
  • Most major innovations of the Second Industrial Revolution were based on the modern scientific understanding of chemistry, electromagnetism theory, and thermodynamics.
  • Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, some of the major contributors to productivity have been as follows:
  • Scientific agriculture: fertilizers and the green revolution, and livestock and poultry management;

• Productivity Gains from Hardware

  • Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, some major contributors to productivity have been:
  • Scientific agriculture: fertilizers and the green revolution, livestock and poultry management.
  • The most important mechanical devices before the Industrial Revolution were water and windmills.
  • Just before the Industrial Revolution, water power was applied to bellows for iron smelting.
  • Later in the Industrial Revolution came the flying shuttle, a simple device that doubled the productivity of weaving.

• Modern Trends in Marketing

  • The tremendous growth and change in business marketing is due to three "revolutions" occurring around the world today.
  • First is the technological revolution.
  • Second is the entrepreneurial revolution.
  • The third revolution is occurring within marketing.

• Forces in Consumerism

  • The seeds of modern day consumerism grew out of the Industrial Revolution.
  • In the nineteenth century, capitalist development and the industrial revolution were primarily focused on the capital goods sector and industrial infrastructure.
  • While previously the norm had been the scarcity of resources, the Industrial Revolution created a new economic situation.
  • After the Industrial Revolution, products were available in outstanding quantities, at low prices, being thus available to virtually everyone.

• The Goals of Entrepreneurs

  • One example is entrepreneur Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple in 1976, and ignited the subsequent revolution in desktop computers.
  • One example is entrepreneur Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple in 1976, and ignited the subsequent revolution in desktop computers.
  • One example is entrepreneur Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple in 1976, and ignited the subsequent revolution in desktop computers.

• The paradox of skill

  • Through Medieval guilds a revolution in human worth and work was set in motion and the foundations of the industrial and technological revolutions laid.

• E-Mail as an Entry Point

  • Email was widely accepted by the business community as the first broad electronic communication medium and was the first "e-revolution" in business communication.

• A Brief Definition of Brand

  • During the Industrial Revolution, the production of many household items, such as soap, was moved from local communities to centralized factories to be mass-produced and sold to the wider market.

• Product/promotion

  • Heinz, believes that the communications revolution and the convergence of cultures have now set the stage for truly global marketing.