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								Characteristics of the Technical Revolution 
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							The 
							industrial mass production necessitates long term 
							economies of scale with levels of concentration and 
							industrial organizational structures. 
								 
								
							► Competition has 
								moved away from exclusive leadership product 
								invention and innovation to competition for 
								process of production. Technology which includes 
								organization management product systems, 
								marketing system, quality control is now 
								important. 
								 
								
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							Dynamic industries are now no longer dominated by 
							natural resources- metals, minerals and energy but 
							are manufacturing industries that are based on 
							electronics, new materials, biotechnology and 
							chemicals. 
							The revolution in information and communicating is 
							still vital.  |