Key Differences

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Difference Between NEFT and RTGS

With the advancement of technology, digital money transfer system is gaining popularity because of its speed, simplicity, safety, and convenience. Funds can be transferred electronically from one bank/account/place/branch to another through this system. Moreover, the system enables instant account update and gives quick information about the foreign exchange rates. In India, NEFT and RTGS are the two electronic media which effects fund transfer. While the former is used to handle smaller size … [Read more...]

Difference Between Pledge and Hypothecation

Charge means the asset is given as security, against a debt. The value of the security offered as collateral is either equivalent to or greater than the loan amount. It can be in the form of a pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, lien and assignment. The charge is created on the asset based on of the nature of security. In this context, pledge and hypothecation are quite commonly juxtaposed as in both cases, movable goods are given as collateral. However, they are different in the sense that the … [Read more...]

Difference Between Private Equity and Venture Capital

Private Equity and Venture Capital are a type of financial assistance provided to the companies at various stages. Due to the similarity in their concept, they are taken as one and the same thing. However, there is a considerable overlap amidst the two terms which is not known to people. Private Equity involves larger investments in the matured companies. Unlike, Venture Capital in which relatively small sized investments is made, in the companies passing through initial stages of their … [Read more...]

Difference Between NPV and IRR

NPV or otherwise known as Net Present Value method, reckons the present value of the flow of cash, of an investment project, that uses the cost of capital as a discounting rate. On the other hand, IRR, i.e. internal rate of return is a rate of interest which matches present value of future cash flows with the initial capital outflow. In the lifespan of every company, there comes a situation of a dilemma, where it has to make a choice between different projects. NPV and IRR are the two most … [Read more...]

Difference Between Job Enlargement and Job Enrichment

Once job analysis is completed, it is followed by job design which involves continuous eforts in organizing activities or tasks, duties and responsibilities into work unit, to achieve the objectives. There are five approaches to job design, which are job rotation, job engineering, job enlargement, job enrichment, and socio-technical system. Two of these approaches which are most commonly juxtaposed are job enlargement and job enrichment. The former refers to the increase in the number of tasks … [Read more...]

Difference Between Book Value and Market Value

Book value of an asset denotes its accounting value, which is nothing but the historical cost less accumulated depreciation/amortization. Market value of an asset represents the actual market price of the asset, that is traded in the market place. It can also be understood as the actual worth of the firm relating to other firms in the marketplace. Book Value, as the name signifies, is the value of the commercial instrument or asset, as entered in the financial books of the firm. On the other … [Read more...]

Difference Between Management and Administration

Simply put, management can be understood as the skill of getting the work done from others. It is not exactly same as administration, which alludes to a process of effectively administering the entire organization. The most important point that differs management from the administration is that the former is concerned with directing or guiding the operations of the organization, whereas the latter stresses on laying down the policies and establishing the objectives of the … [Read more...]

Difference Between Recession and Depression

Economic Cycle implies the economy-wide ups and downs in the economic activity, like savings, investment, income and employment over a certain period. There are several stages of the economic cycle, namely, boom/inflation, slowdown, recession, depression, and recovery. As recession and depression both refer to the period of credit crunch experienced by the economy, people often juxtapose recession for depression, but these are two different phases. Recession signifies a decline in the real … [Read more...]

Difference Between Capitalism and Socialism

Socialism Vs. Capitalism is one of the highly debated topics in group discussion. These are two economic systems which are prevalent in or adopted by different countries of the world. Capitalism is the ancient political system, whose origin dates back to 1400 AD in Europe. On the contrary, Socialism, which is evolved from 1800 AD and its place of origin is France. A capitalist economy is featured with the free market and less government intervention in the economy, wherein top most priority … [Read more...]

Difference Between Personal Selling and Sales Promotion

Promotion is defined as the range of activities that communicate the benefits of the product to the potential buyers, so as to attract and instigate them to buy it. It includes activities like direct marketing, sales promotion, personal selling, advertising and public relation. All of these are considered as a sales push strategy. Personal Selling is described as a promotional tool whereby a sales representative, presents the product before the potential customers and informs them about its … [Read more...]