Resource

A Resource is an entity that can be used to accomplish a task or satisfy a need through its intrinsic properties or functional capabilities.

• AKA: Asset, Supply, Means, Reserve.
• Context:
  • It can typically provide Utility Value through capability application.
  • It can typically undergo Resource Transformation through processing activity.
  • It can typically enable Goal Achievement through resource application.
  • It can typically require Resource Management through allocation system.
  • It can typically create System Capability through resource integration.
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  • It can often generate Resource Output through conversion process.
  • It can often experience Resource Depletion through consumption pattern.
  • It can often support Process Execution through resource utilization.
  • It can often create Competitive Advantage through resource exclusivity.
  • It can often require Resource Replenishment through renewal mechanism.
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  • It can range from being a Tangible Resource to being an Intangible Resource, depending on its physical nature.
  • It can range from being a Scarce Resource to being an Abundant Resource, depending on its availability level.
  • It can range from being a Renewable Resource to being a Non-Renewable Resource, depending on its replenishment capability.
  • It can range from being a Static Resource to being a Dynamic Resource, depending on its change characteristic.
  • It can range from being a Simple Resource to being a Complex Resource, depending on its structural composition.
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  • It can have Resource Quality for effectiveness measurement.
  • It can participate in Resource Exchange for value transfer.
  • It can undergo Resource Allocation for optimal distribution.
  • It can create Resource Dependency for system vulnerability.
  • It can require Resource Protection for sustainability assurance.
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  • It can be Economically Valued during market exchange.
  • It can be Socially Shared within community structure.
  • It can be Politically Controlled through governance mechanism.
  • It can be Environmentally Sourced from natural system.
  • It can be Technologically Enhanced via capability augmentation.
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• Examples:
  • Natural Resources, such as:
    • Mineral Resources, such as:
      • Metal Resource for construction, manufacturing, and technology production.
      • Fuel Resource for energy generation, transportation, and heating.
    • Environmental Resources, such as:
      • Water Resource for consumption, agriculture, and industrial process.
      • Land Resource for habitation, cultivation, and development.
    • Biological Resources, such as:
      • Plant Resource for food production, material creation, and medicinal use.
      • Animal Resource for protein source, labor provision, and ecological service.
  • Human Resources, such as:
    • Intellectual Resources, such as:
      • Knowledge Resource for decision-making, innovation, and problem-solving.
      • Skill Resource for task execution, value creation, and service delivery.
    • Social Resources, such as:
      • Relationship Resource for collaboration, support, and influence.
      • Cultural Resource for identity formation, social cohesion, and meaning creation.
  • Economic Resources, such as:
    • Financial Resources, such as:
      • Capital Resource for investment, asset acquisition, and operational funding.
      • Credit Resource for consumption smoothing, risk management, and opportunity pursuit.
    • Productive Resources, such as:
      • Infrastructure Resource for connectivity, service provision, and economic activity.
      • Technology Resource for efficiency improvement, capability enhancement, and process automation.
  • Computing Resources, such as:
    • Hardware Resources, such as:
      • Processing Resource for computation, data analysis, and simulation.
      • Storage Resource for data preservation, information retrieval, and memory function.
    • Software Resources, such as:
      • Application Resource for task execution, interface provision, and function delivery.
      • Algorithm Resource for problem-solving, optimization, and decision automation.
  • Time Resources, such as:
    • Attention Resource for focus application, priority setting, and cognitive processing.
    • Schedule Resource for activity planning, coordination, and deadline management.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Waste Products, which consume value rather than provide value, unless repurposed as resources through recycling or upcycling.
  • Constraints, which limit action rather than enable action, unless reframed as design parameters or innovation drivers.
  • Liabilitys, which create obligations rather than provide capabilitys, unless converted into leverage opportunitys.
  • Hazards, which threaten well-being rather than support well-being, unless controlled for protective purposes.
  • Abstract Concepts, which exist as mental constructs rather than usable entities, unless operationalized into practical tools.
• See: Expensive Resource, Inexpensive Resource, Resource Management System, Resource Allocation Task, Resource Optimization Strategy, Sustainability Principle, Resource-Based View, Resource Dependency Theory, Common Pool Resource, Artificial Resource, Resource Conservation, Resource Conflict.

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References

2009

• (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=resource
  • S: (n) resource (available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed)
  • S: (n) resource (a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed) "the local library is a valuable resource"
  • S: (n) resource, resourcefulness, imagination (the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems) "a man of resource"

2005

• (Woodley, 2005b) ⇒ Mary S. Woodley, Gail Clement, and Pete Winn. (2005). “DCMI Glossary." Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.
  • resource: A resource is anything that has identity. Familiar examples include an electronic document, an image, a service (e.g., "today's weather report for Los Angeles"), and a collection of other resources. Not all resources are network "retrievable"; e.g., human beings, corporations, and bound books in a library can also be considered resources. http://dublincore.org/documents/2003/04/02/dc-xml-guidelines/

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