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001			ocn854612733
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093319.0
008			130930s2014 mau 000 0 eng
010			_a 2013039035
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781625270856
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019			_a854612779 _a871694091 _a879209630 _a880232642
020			_a9781625270856 (alk. paper)
020			_a1625270852 (alk. paper)
020			_z9781625270894 (eISBN)
035			_a(OCoLC)854612733 _z(OCoLC)854612779 _z(OCoLC)871694091 _z(OCoLC)879209630 _z(OCoLC)880232642
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aHG 4026 .F487 2014
049			_aVF$A
245	0	0	_aFinance basics : _b decode the jargon, navigate key statements, gauge performance
263			_a1404
264		1	_aBoston, MA : _bHarvard Business Review Press, _c[2014]
300			_a130 pages cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
490	1		_a20 minute manager series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aWhy understand finance? -- Navigating the three major financial statements. Accounting methods ; The income statement ; The balance sheet ; The cash flow statement -- Using the statements to measure financial health. Profitability ratios ; Efficiency ratios ; Liquidity ratios ; Leverage rations ; Other ways to measure financial health -- Preparing a budget. Top-down versus bottom-up budgeting ; Getting started ; Articulating your assumptions ; Quantifying your assumptions -- Calculating return on investment. Costs and benefits ; Payback period ; Net present value and internal rate of return ; Break-even analysis ; Sensitivity analysis ; Evaluating unquantifiable costs and benefits -- Tracking performance. Performance of an investment ; Performance of an existing unit ; Forecasts -- Test yourself -- Answers to test questions -- Key terms -- Learn more -- Sources.
520			_aIntimidated by corporate finance? The numbers (and the jargon) can feel overwhelming--but you have to understand them to manage effectively. "Finance Basics" explains the fundamentals simply and quickly, introducing you to key terms and concepts such as: - How to navigate financial statements- How to weigh costs and benefits- What's involved in budgeting and forecasting- How to gauge a company's financial health About HBR's 20-Minute Manager Series: Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives--from the most trusted source in business.
650		0	_aCorporations _xFinance.
650		0	_aManagerial accounting.
650		7	_aCorporations _xFinance. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00879841
650		7	_aManagerial accounting. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01007320
830		0	_a20 minute manager series.
994			_aC0 _bVF$
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