_:b6408138 "The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work."@en . _:b6408137 "Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. [\u2026] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry\u2019s veterans. \u201COperational improvement\u201D in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today."@en . _:b6408136 . _:b6408136 "An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder."@en . . _:b6408137 "2013 June 22, \u201CEngineers of a different kind\u201D, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:"@en . _:b6408138 . _:b6408137 . "2" .