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EMPIRICAL RULE

A statistical rule for a normal distribution. Declares that most values will be within 3 standard deviations of the mean. Known also as 689599.7 rule or three sigma rule.

EMPLOYMENT TESTING

Checking the suitability of a job applicant for a position. Employment testing is based on certain test scores indicating the likely level of job performance a candidate would provide. Testing is typically

ENCRYPTION

Making text or code unreadable to secure it for transmission or transport. Both the sender, the encryptor, and the receiver, the decryptor, have the means to translate text or code from source

ENDOGENOUS

In biology, this is a substance produced by a cell, tissue, or organism. In industry, this is something caused or produced by factors within a model, organism, organization, or system. Contrast with

ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATIO (EER)

Relative efficiency of a cooling or heating appliance or equipment. Contrast to overall efficiency. A measured value expressed as the ratio of output-per-hour versus the energy consumed, measured in watts-per-hour. Output is

ENHANCED STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT FACILITY (ESAF)

Introduced as an improved version in 1987. International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides poorer countries concessional loans medium-term (5 to 10 years) for arranged payments balance adjustments. Some 65 countries are eligible for

ENTERPRISE MODEL

An organization’s mission, functions, processes and information flows depicted at the strategic level. Used as the reference for constructing all other models, decomposing the strategy into ever-increasing levels of detail.

ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATION

Organized business-owner group, meeting regularly, sharing information, and experiences, as well as tools for improving businesses.

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE

Degradation of a pollutant, documented in stages, once it is placed in an environment. Pollutants can be chemical, like a pesticide, or biological, like an enzyme.

EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963

Prohibits discrimination in benefits or wages based on gender when work performance involves similar skill sets, efforts, and job responsibilities. A federal statute amending the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1963.

EQUITABLE EASEMENT

When subdividing a large piece of land into adjacent pieces, an implied right-of-way to all pieces exists.

EQUITY KICKER

A lender charges a lower than normal interest rate in exchange for some percentage of interest in the asset used as collateral for the loan.

EQUITY THEORY

The idea that job satisfaction and motivation comes from measuring effort and results against another company’s staff.

ERROR TERM

Definition given to an unresolvable difference between a model and the actual result used for the model. The differences typically occur due to external factors. The model is typically a statistical or

ETHICAL AUDITING

Evaluation on an entity’s moral and legitimate performance. Measures an organization’s perspective and execution on that which is ethical Done by a neutral, third-party.

EURODOLLAR

Commonly used for settling international transactions, US currency or funds held outside the US in bank accounts.

EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION (EMU)

The monetary system of member European nations that is based on coordinated management of INTEREST RATES, FOREIGN EXCHANGE rates, and INFLATION. The EMU created the EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK to guide its policies,

EVERGREEN

(1) A REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY without a specific maturity; the facility rolls over automatically every quarter or year until the BANK decides to convert it into a term LOAN with a defined

EXACT INTEREST

365-day year is the basis of this computed Interest. Contrast to a 360- day year used to compute ordinary interest.

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