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The condition where capital cycles are shorter or more volatile than mission cycles. Capital fluctuates more rapidly than mission demand, arriving prematurely, after failure has occurred, or in patterns that prevent coherent long-term planning.
Scientific research requires 15-25 year mission cycles; 3-year grant cycles create temporal mismatch. Scientists spend 40% of time on proposals rather than research—a direct consequence of cycle mismatch.
RCS Section 3.3