By Alison Doyle. Definition: Commission is a sum of money that is paid to an employee upon completion of a task, usually selling a certain amount of goods or services.Commission may be paid as percentage of the sale or as a flat dollar amount based on sales volume.Employers often use sales commissions as incentives to increase worker productivity.ommission may be paid as percentage of the sale or as a flat dollar amount based on sales volume. Employers often use sales commissions as incentives to increase worker productivity.
Bill Gross is a Portfolio Manager responsible for managing the Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund, and all related portfolios, and leading efforts to build out Janus' global macro fixed income capabilities.
Joshua Cooper Ramo Joshua Cooper Ramo is managing director at Kissinger Associates, one of the world's leading geostrategic advisory firms. Before entering the advisory business, Ramo was foreign editor and assistant managing editor of Time magazine. He divides his time between Beijing and New York, and served as China analyst for NBC during the 2008 Olympics.