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The article tries to distinguish theoretical notions of factors and resources in economics and to consider paired connections between factors (labor, capital, and land) and resources (information, energy, matter). The author traces the logic of transition from scarcity of direct reproducible material goods via limitations of non-reproducible indirect goods (energy resources) to limiting of individuals creative opportunities as a factor of survival of humanity.

The implementation process of any information system is a
challenging task which becomes even more difficult when the system to be
implemented is complex and requires significant organisational change,
such as Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II). The study reported
here was conducted to identify factors which affect the success of the
implementation. This study extends prior research in the MRP II
implementation area by evaluating more specific aspects of environmental
and methodological factors such as an organisation′s willingness to
change and consultant involvement in the MRP II implementation. This
empirical study determined the association among environmental factors,
methods of implementation, and MRP II success. A conceptual
implementation model was developed and factors were identified which
were associated with two measures of MRP II success. Two environmental
factors and twelve methodological factors were identified as being
associated with MRP II success. Based on the results of the study, an
awareness and understanding of these factors will increase the success
of future MRP II implementations.

Abstract : This article examines the factors affecting human resource productivity in government organizations. Due to the endless innovations and changes that we are facing in the world, successful organizations have taken special measures to use all the intellectual and practical capacities of their employees. In today's world, attention to human resources as the axis of change and the basic element of any organization that operates under the influence of information and communication is more and more felt. Also, the idea of empowering, motivating and involving human resources is considered as one of the strategic and vital programs of managing. In this article, the factors affecting the increase of human resource productivity and the factors that reduce the productivity of human resource in government organizations have been fully studied.

This is a study about rural households making a living from a declining natural resource base and surviving in a changing rural economy in rural Philippines. Informed by the political ecology and feminist environmentalism theoretical frameworks, the study uses empirically-based theorizing to elucidate social factors that influence household resource management strategies. Interactions of class and gender relations, the coexistence of market and nonmarket relations, and the power of social networks are among the social constructs that shape the everyday choices and decisions of household resource users. The findings of this study suggest that a "technological fix" model to address resource degradation is not the answer. I conclude by stating that building social capital and engendering local control of resources are keys to sustainable natural resource management. ; Ph. D.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Existing Research on Solvability -- Chapter 3: Population-Level Analysis of Residential Burglaries -- Chapter 4: Assessing Solvability Factors in Greater Manchester, England: The Case of Residential Burglaries -- Chapter 5: Solvability Indicators for 'First Officers': Targeting Eyewitness Questioning at Non-Residential Burglaries -- Chapter 6: Pickpocketing on Railways -- Chapter 7: Metal Theft Solvability and Detection -- Chapter 8: Detecting and Combating Internet Telephony Fraud -- Chapter 9: Targeting Factors that Predict Clearance of Non-Domestic Assaults -- Chapter 10: Solvability Factors and Investigative Strategy for Faith Hate Crime: Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic Assault, Criminal Damage and Public Order Offences in London -- Chapter 11: Reporting, Detection and Solvability of Sex Offences on Railways -- Chapter 12: Offender–Offence Profiling: Improving Burglary Solvability and Detection -- Chapter 13: Boosting Offence Solvability and Detections: Solving Residential Burglaries by Predicting Single Repeat and Multiple Repeats -- Chapter 14: Improving Offence Solvability and Detection Rates at Non-Residential Burglary: Predicting Single Repeat and Multiple Repeat Incidence -- Chapter 15: Homicide Resources, Solvability and Detection -- Chapter 16: Investigative Activities, Resources and Burglary Detection -- Chapter 17: The Organisation and Deployment of Patrol Resources: Cost-Effective On-Scene Arrest at Burglaries -- Chapter 18: Resources, Solvability and Detection: A Theoretical Model -- Chapter 19: Conclusions

International audience ; Many oil-based countries failed to boost their economy development despite the long period of high oil prices going from 2002 to 2014. 12 years of inflated prices were marked by a more or less stagnated economy. While possessing large oil and shale gas resources for decades, many oil-based countries were and are still suffering from an economic collapse. This situation was long called the resource curse. The combination of oil price volatility, the pressure on agricultural and manufacturing sectors, the development of inequalities, and the disincentive effects of tax and weak institutions all result in a failure of policies and a growth collapse. After July 2014, the global market changed after the rapid and most uncommon decrease in oil prices since the 1980s. The demand for oil crumpled around the world, but mainly in the US where oil production increased to the point of making it in competition with the biggest oil producers; both Saudi Arabia and Russia. The US changed its energy mix making it more dependable on domestic gas, and shale gas production more specifically. With all these changes, many governments are catching up and the experts have shifted their attention to the role of institutions. The institutional component is now a lead to government development success. Even though shale gas is being criticized for its environmental and technical issues, it raised the attention back to the " institution-economy connection " , which is claimed to work better than the " oil-economy development ". By analyzing the case studies of some oil-based countries, this paper concludes that the identification of a natural resource as a curse or a blessing will highly depend on the quality of institution itself.