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How finance works : the HBR guide to thinking smart about the numbers / Mihir A. Desai.

By: Desai, Mihir A. (Mihir Arvind), 1968- [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, c2019Description: 269 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cmISBN: 978-1-63369-670-9Subject(s): FINANCE | BUSINESS ENTERPRISES -- FINANCEDDC classification: 658.15 LOC classification: HG 173 D47 2019

Contents:

Chapter 1 : Financial Analysis. -- Chapter 2 : The Finance Perspective. -- Chapter 3 : The Financial Ecosystem. -- Chapter 4 : Sources of Value Creation. -- Chapter 5 : The Art and Science of Evaluation. -- Chapter 6 : Capital Allocation. --

Summary: If you're not a numbers person, then balance sheets and financial jargon can be intimidating and easy to ignore. But if you want to advance in your career, it's crucial that you are able to make smart financial decisions and develop the confidence to clearly communicate those decisions to others. In How Finance Works, Mihir Desai--a professor at Harvard Business School and author of the widely praised book The Wisdom of Finance--guides you into the complex but endlessly fascinating world of finance and demystifies it in the process. Through entertaining stories, interactive exercises, full-color visuals, and a conversational style that belies the topic, Desai tackles a broad range of subjects that will give you the skills and knowledge you need to finally understand how finance works. These include: The ins and outs of balance sheets, and how different financial levers can affect a company's performance How companies fund their operations and investments in different ways Why finance is concerned with cash flow versus profits How value is created, measured, and maximized The importance of capital markets in helping companies grow Whether you're a student or manager, an aspiring CFO or entrepreneur, How Finance Works is the colorful and interactive guide you need to help you start thinking more deeply about the numbers.-- Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	School of Business and Accountancy	General Circulation	GC HG 173 D47 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NUFAI000004285

Includes index and glossary.

If you're not a numbers person, then balance sheets and financial jargon can be intimidating and easy to ignore. But if you want to advance in your career, it's crucial that you are able to make smart financial decisions and develop the confidence to clearly communicate those decisions to others. In How Finance Works, Mihir Desai--a professor at Harvard Business School and author of the widely praised book The Wisdom of Finance--guides you into the complex but endlessly fascinating world of finance and demystifies it in the process. Through entertaining stories, interactive exercises, full-color visuals, and a conversational style that belies the topic, Desai tackles a broad range of subjects that will give you the skills and knowledge you need to finally understand how finance works. These include: The ins and outs of balance sheets, and how different financial levers can affect a company's performance How companies fund their operations and investments in different ways Why finance is concerned with cash flow versus profits How value is created, measured, and maximized The importance of capital markets in helping companies grow Whether you're a student or manager, an aspiring CFO or entrepreneur, How Finance Works is the colorful and interactive guide you need to help you start thinking more deeply about the numbers.-- Provided by publisher

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