Resursid

Resursid, or resources, are assets that can be drawn upon to produce goods, provide services, or support human welfare. They include tangible materials such as natural resources (land, minerals, water, energy sources) and produced capital (buildings, machinery, infrastructure), as well as intangible assets such as human resources (labor, skills, health) and knowledge resources (education, software, patents). Many frameworks also treat time and information as resources. Resources can be classified by source, renewability, and the way they are used in production and consumption.

Natural resources are commonly divided into renewable resources (forests, fish, solar energy, wind) and non-renewable resources (fossil fuels, minerals). Some resources are exhaustible under current technology and consumption rates, while others can be replenished. Human resources depend on population, education, health, and motivation, and they interact with produced capital to enable productive activity. Knowledge and intellectual resources, including ideas, software, and brand value, complement physical resources and often raise productivity and adaptability.

Resource management focuses on allocation under scarcity, efficiency, sustainability, and resilience. Prices and markets help allocate resources by signaling scarcity and guiding investment, while policies can promote conservation, recycling, and substitution, or accelerate the transition to renewable and low-carbon options. In business contexts, the resource-based view treats a company’s unique resources and capabilities as sources of competitive advantage, influencing strategy and performance.