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B 202 key terms
economic resources
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alternative Resource | A resource that can be used in place of another |
| Automation | A method of operating or controlling a process in which tasks are completed by automatic means, such as technology, reducing human effort and labor |
| baby boomers | a term used to refer to individuals who were born between the years 1946 and 1954 |
| capital goods | manufactured or constructed items that are used to produce goods and services |
| conserve | to slow down the use of something to make its supply last longer than it would otherwise |
| consumer goods and services | products produced for personal consumption |
| demographics | information used to describe a population |
| economic services | the human and natural resources and capital goods used to produce goods and services; also known as factors of production |
| employee assistance program | a project organized and sponsored by a company to help its employees |
| entrepreneurs | people who assume the risks of starting and operating business |
| entrepreneurship | starting and building a business |
| factors of production | productive resources; human and natural resources and capital goods; also known as economic resources |
| financial capital | money needed to operate a business |
| flextime | a scheduling procedure in which employees select their own working hours as long as they work the required number of hours |
| fossil fuels | nonrenewable, carbon- based energy sources formed underground from the fossilized remains of plants and animals |
| generation x | a term used to refer to individuals who were born between the years 1965 and 1980; also known as Gen X |
| generation y | a term used to refer individuals who were born the years 1981 and 1995; also known as millennials |
| human resources | people who work to produce goods and services |
| inventory | stock of goods |
| just in time inventory |