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Socialization is Debit - :) Provoking Thought.

Feb 28, 2015

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socialization Process by which individuals acquire the knowledge, language, social skills, andvalue to conform to the norms and roles required for integration into agroup orcommunity. It is a combination of both self-imposed (because theindividual wants to conform) and externally-imposed rules, and the expectations of the others. In anorganizational setting, socialization refers to the Process through ...

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Usage Example Theres nothing more critical to the socialization process than play, Champlin said. Notable Quotable "Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services."  -Henry Ford debit An accounting entry which results in either an increase in assets or adecrease in liabilities or net worth. opposite of credit. Learn more about this term Usage Example It is important to note that credit reports don't typically factor debit card payments into the credit score equation.

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Boom and Underwriting

Feb 27, 2015

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boom Period that follows recovery phase in a standard economic cycle. A boom is characterized by an economy working at full or near-full capacity, strongconsumerdemand, low rate of unemployment, and a rising stockmarket, usually accompanied by rapidly increasing consumer prices (inflation).

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Usage Example Before the Internet boom, most publicly traded companies had to have proven track records and have a history of profitability. Notable Quotable "There's no luggage rack on a hearse." -anonymous Term of the Day underwriting The procedure by which an underwriter brings a new security issue to theinvesting public in an offering. In such a case, the underwriter willguaranteea certain price for a certain number of securities to the party that is issuing thesecurity (in exchange for a fee). Thus, the issuer is secure that they will raise a certain minimum from the issue, while the underwriterbears the risk of the... Learn more about this term Usage Example Last year the company was charged for misrepresentation in theunderwriting and sale of MBS worth over $3.6 billion.

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We all Love Growth. Economic and Exponential.

Feb 26, 2015

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exponential growth Increase in number or size, at a constantly growing rate. It is one possible result of areinforcing feedback loop that makes a population or system grow (escalate) by increasingly higher amounts. compound interest is an example of exponential growth.

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Usage Example The advent of big data and its exponential growth managed by the enterprise data centers is a significant market factor. Term of the Day economic growth A positive change in the level of production of goods and services by a country over a certain period of time. Nominal growth is defined as economicgrowth includinginflation, while real growth is nominal growth minus inflation. Economic growth is usually brought about by technological innovation andpositive external forces. Learn more about this term Usage Example While economies of developing countries can be volatile, they often see a higher rate of economic growth than industrialized nations. We don't Love Inflationary Growth though ! Notable Quotable "Inflation might be called prosperity with high blood pressure."  -Arnold Glasgow