Essays Tagged: "scarce resources"

Fossil Fuels

e doing the trick right now. Using fossil fuelsarise such issues as global warming, rising costs of scarce resources, and shortages of rawmaterials. None of these problems will draw full attention unt ...

(2 pages) 150 0 4.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

A justification paper for the use of racial profiling.

sensible police technique where police employ the laws of probability to make the best use of their scarce resources in attacking crime. The trafficking of drugs and weapons, and the effects these ite ...

(5 pages) 445 1 3.2 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Internet article review: the Department of Defense recently sent a proposal to Congress requesting a single-round of base closures to better use scarce resources.

Article ReviewEconomics examines how people use their scarce resources in an attempt to satisfy their unlimited wants (Colander). For example, the Departm ... fense recently sent a proposal to Congress requesting a single-round of base closures to better use scarce resources. This proposal called the Efficient Facilities Initiative (EFI) amends and improves ... ured to support air, land and sea missions needed to meet future threats.3) Excess facilities waste scarce resources on maintaining infrastructure that are no longer sized and positioned to support th ...

(3 pages) 160 1 4.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

A critique of the article "Psychosocial evaluation and prediction of compliance problems and morbidity after heart transplantation", written by Shapiro et al.

ct that heart transplantation is an expensive and risky operation which requires the utilization of scarce resources and has limited life prolonging benefits. In this study, the authors followed a gro ... or outcome, some might argue that it should be used to exclude such patients to optimize the use of scarce resources" (Shapiro et al., 1995). It is the lack of perfect predictive power inherit in thes ...

(7 pages) 126 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

A critique of Industrial Revolution regarding to Eco-Efficiency.

ntages, there ought to be some disadvantages. Whether it is a year of income loss, product recalls, scarce resources or some unfortunate legality.William McDough and Michael Braungart discuss a disadv ...

(6 pages) 130 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

The fiscal policy in economics.

s. The study of economics focuses on how individuals, corporations, and societies choose to use the scarce resources provided by nature and previous generations. The two policies in today's economics ...

(2 pages) 412 0 2.7 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Strategy formation and problem solving

e one hand, inherent conflicts between factions, departments, units and levels and individuals over scarce resources breed conflict, opposition, careerism, negotiation, compromise. Thus conflict and c ... nterest groups with significant and 'enduring differences', who seek to control and appropriate the scarce resources. Power is seized when one faction controls a larger portion of the available resour ...

(10 pages) 536 1 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Economic Indicators

ECONOMICSEconomicsIt is the study of how the forces of supply and demand allocate scarce resources. Subdivided into microeconomics, which examines the behavior of firms, consumers an ...

(11 pages) 1299 0 4.5 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

The Economics of Department of Defense Base Closures

element, economist David Colander explains that economics examines how producers and consumers use scarce resources in an attempt to satisfy their unlimited wants (Colander, 2004). Over the past deca ... forged ahead with a plan to complete multiple rounds of military base closures in order to conserve scarce Defense Department funds and resources. Despite the events of 9/11, which served to exacerbat ...

(3 pages) 53 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Explain two theories of prejudice on individuals

privation and high levels of crime. Marxists suggests that there is competition amongst groups with scarce resources. Such as housing and jobs, and that using ethnic minority groups as scapegoats, the ...

(8 pages) 228 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

With the use of the principles pioneered by Henry Fayol, explore the relevance of those principles that are still valid. Your exploration can be on any company or companies of your choice.

run smoothly and utilise it resources efficiently. Management can be describe as a process by which scarce resources are combined to achieve given ends (Appleby, 1994, p5). Functions of the manager in ...

(9 pages) 76 0 3.7 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The Economic Problem - Foundations of Free Market System

Human beings are created to strive and survive in cases of scarce resources; however, is society ready to stand by itself in the case of extreme emergencies wh ... ms are revealed today in the areas of labor, and land where the amount of employment as resource is scarce. In the free market where the production is vital, if you do not produce a product, you must ... ave enough capital to operate. It is well know that if the distribution process is stopped, due the scarce of resources/products in the market the prices might be higher due to high demand of a produc ...

(5 pages) 108 0 0.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc.

ing money by making these people believe that they might win a lot of money. Instead of using their scarce resources for something more real, these people spent it on Pepsi building up dreams of getti ... ing money by making these people believe that they might win a lot of money. Instead of using their scarce resources for something more real, these people spent it on Pepsi building up dreams of getti ...

(11 pages) 134 0 4.5 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The Economics of Department of Defense Base Closures

element, economist David Colander explains that economics considers how producers and consumers use scarce resources in an attempt to satisfy their unlimited wants (Colander, 2004). Throughout the pas ... forged ahead with a plan to complete multiple rounds of military base closures in order to conserve scarce Department of Defense funds and resources. Despite the events of 9/11, which served to intens ...

(3 pages) 23 0 0.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

What are the four functions of an economic system? Contrast the way in which the market economy and planned economy attempt to solve the economic problem.

y both try and solve the economic problem of trying to satisfy mans unlimited wants with relatively scarce resources in different ways.The market economy tries to solve the economic problem by letting ... conomy try to solve the economic problem in different ways, of mans unlimited wants with relatively scarce resources.Whilst they are similar in some ways of trying to get the best out of their product ...

(4 pages) 65 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Economics Overview

The study of economics focuses onhow individuals, corporations, and societies choose to use the scarce resources providedby nature and previous generations.The first Goal that I learned ab ...

(3 pages) 124 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Project Resource Assessment: Are You Sure You Have Tallied Your Costs?

y's competitive business environment, managers and companies find themselves facing competition for scarce resources, narrowing windows of opportunity, and constantly changing demands of internal and ...

(4 pages) 152 0 3.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Conflict Management in Negotiations

s an expressed struggle between two or more interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from others in achieving their goals (Wilmot, 1998, pg.34). It wo ...

(6 pages) 164 0 3.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Notes for a macroeconomics course.

E OF ECONOMICSI. DefinitionEconomics is a social science concerned with the efficientutilization of scarce resources, in order to maximally satisfy society's unlimited wants.II. Functions of Economics ... - Galileo GalileiCHAPTER 2.THE PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES CURVEScarcity and the World of TradeoffsI. Scarce Economic Resources (Factors of Production)A. Labor - physical and mental skills used in produ ...

(28 pages) 682 0 4.7 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Personal and management competence.

). Reliability has a great impact on the ability to earn respect which ultimately helps to mobilize scarce resources in tough situations. Planning ability and time management capabilities have shown a ...

(16 pages) 878 0 3.8 Nov/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management