â¢ Teamwork at all levels is seen as key to improving processes and services. â¢ Quality management and improvement training are provided at all levels of the organization. â¢ Accountability for quality and productivity improvement is tied to managers' performance evaluations.
DEFINITION of 'Senior Debt'. Borrowed money that a company must repay first if it goes out of business. Companies have a number of options for obtaining financing, including bank loans and the issuance of bonds and stocks. Each type of financing has a different priority level in being repaid if the company decides to liquidate. If the company goes under, the holders of each type of financing have different levels of rights to the company's assets.
Student Debt and the Class of 2013. In 2013, seven in 10 (69%) graduating seniors at public and private nonprofit colleges had student loans. These borrowers owed an average of $28,400 in federal and private loans combined, up two percent compared to their peers in 2012.