A way of advertising that places one product as better than another by comparison. The other brand must be kept anonymous to avoid a law suit. AKA comparative advertising or competitive advertising.

The way a selling price is decided. The other brands are compared to make this figure.

A shopper that visits stores to evaluate them. They are working for a marketing firm.

Comparing prices before shopping to get the best price. It is done on many big ticket items.

A portfolio used to rate the work of a manager to keep the competition up. The effectiveness of this is not confirmed.

An element that is a part of many jobs and is used to study employee behaviors.

A temporary leave from work for a good reason that an employer pays for. There is a contract made to specifiy the terms.

A noninterestbearing demand DEPOSIT placed by a customer with a BANK to compensate for LOANS or other services granted.

How a bank can use money to pay for a loan.

A plan that pays premiums to the insurance company. It is deposited into an account with the insured persons name. It can be withdrawn.

When switching jobs sometimes the pay is different than the current one. If a job is less enjoyable than the wages may be raised to compensate for that. AKA compensating wage differencial

An error in accounting that is fixed by another error. They are hard to find. Sometimes they are done on purpose.

An aspect of a job that offsets a negative one.

A group that evaluates the pay and sets it for the senior level employees. The community might be involved. Goals, and awards might also be considered by a committee.

How the commission is decided by agents based on sales revenues. Refer to compenstation structure.

The structure of firms and its independent agents for commission payment distribution.

A short term loan the IMF advanced by the Compensatory and Contingency Financing Facility. The member can cover shortfall due to an unpredictable circumstance.

When an employee is chosen based on what they can do rather than what they can’t.

Getting time off rather than overtime pay.

Selling between two countries that doesn’t involve money but goods. AKA countertrade.