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03408aam a2200409 i 4500 001 B3DA27B4586511EA978CCE3397128E48 003 SILO 005 20200226010029 008 190123t20192019maua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2019003300 020 $a 1633696715 020 $a 9781633696716 020 $a 1633696707 020 $a 9781633696709 035 $a (OCoLC)1048934947 040 $a MH/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SVP $d VP@ $d BKL $d MNW $d WVU $d YDX $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HG173 $b .D433 2019 100 1 $a Desai, Mihir A. $q (Mihir Arvind), $d 1968- $e author. 245 10 $a How finance works : $b the HBR guide to thinking smart about the numbers / $c Mihir A. Desai. 264 1 $a Boston, Massachusetts : $b Harvard Business Review Press, $c [2019] 300 $a 269 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 19 x 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index. 520 $a 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.-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Financial analysis: using ratios to analyze performance- all while playing a game -- The finance perspective: why finance is obsessed with cash and the future -- The financial ecosystem: understanding the who, why, and how of capital markets -- Sources of value creation: risk, costly capital, and the origins of value -- The art and science of valuation: how to value a home, an education, a project, or a company -- Capital allocation: how to make the most important decisions facing CEOs and CFOs -- Conclusion. 650 0 $a Finance. 650 0 $a Business enterprises $x Finance. 650 7 $a Business enterprises $x Finance. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00842558 650 7 $a Finance. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00924349 650 7 $a Finanzierungstheorie $2 gnd 650 7 $a Finanzmanagement $2 gnd 650 7 $a Unternehmensbewertung $2 gnd 941 $a 3 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20240416012010.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240202025152.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20210721015332.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B3DA27B4586511EA978CCE3397128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search