TY - BOOK ID - 46274204 TI - How finance works : the HBR guide to thinking smart about the numbers PY - 2019 SN - 1633696715 1633696707 9781633696716 9781633696709 PB - Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, DB - UniCat KW - Finance. KW - Business enterprises KW - Business finance KW - Business financial management KW - Financial analysis of business enterprises KW - Financial management, Business KW - Financial management of business enterprises KW - Financial planning of business enterprises KW - Managerial finance KW - Funding KW - Funds KW - Economics KW - Currency question KW - E-books KW - Finance KW - Business enterprises - Finance UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46274204 AB - 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.-- ER -