Scarcity
(noun)
The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
Examples of Scarcity in the following topics:
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Economic Systems
- Alternatively, an economic system is the set of principles by which problems of economics are addressed, such as the economic problem of scarcity through allocation of finite productive resources.
- The scarcity problem, for example, requires answers to basic questions, such as:
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The Social Environment
- Thus, material resource scarcity is increasing, raising supply costs and shifting us away from the old economic growth strategy based in continually increasing resource consumption (more with more), to a new growth strategy based in increasing resource performance (more with less).
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Forces in Consumerism
- While previously the norm had been the scarcity of resources, the Industrial Revolution created a new economic situation.
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Demand Planning
- Ensures that organizational requirements take precedence over issues of resource constraint and scarcity.
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Aligning employee career development with organizational growth
- Losing talent in an era of talent scarcity is the last thing an organization wants.