Chapter 3

Question 1

heart of the industrial revolution

Answer 1

perfection of the steam engine, transform the up and down motion of the engine into the rotary movements of the engine

Question 2

entrepreneur

Answer 2

was applied to anyone who bought or made a product at a certain cost to sell at an uncertain price

Question 3

labour problem (3)

Answer 3

• transition to a big factory was a big step, wage incentives but traditions kept some bound to their trades
• literacy and low education skills were lacking
• had to get used to punctuality, regular attendance and being supervised

Question 4

child and female labour

Answer 4

industrialisation created more jobs and betters jobs; as workers wages rose child labor decline

Question 5

management functions in the early factory (4)

Answer 5

1. planning operations
2. planning against worker organisations (luddites)
3. planning flow of work
4. controlling performance