How Finance Works

Name: How Finance Works
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SKU: 9781633696709
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The HBR Guide to Thinking Smart About the Numbers

By Mihir Desai

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How Finance Works by Mihir Desai offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of finance, demystifying complex financial concepts for readers. With engaging explanations, it explores how finance plays a critical role in business decisions, helping readers understand valuation, capital raising, and investment strategies. The book aims to provide non-experts with the tools they need to grasp financial principles and apply them in real-world business contexts.
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This book may appeal to you if you're eager to demystify the complexities of finance and enhance your understanding of business operations. Offering a clear, straightforward exploration of financial principles, it's perfect for anyone looking to become more financially literate, whether you're a professional or just curious about finance.

How Finance Works

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.

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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.

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How Finance Works by Mihir Desai is praised for demystifying finance, combining intuitive explanations with insightful examples, making it accessible to both novices and professionals. Reviewers commend its engaging style, transforming complex financial concepts into an enlightening and enjoyable read. The book is highly recommended for business students, aspiring leaders, and anyone wishing to understand finance better.

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781633696709

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 April 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: Professional and scholarly

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Width: 241.0mm

Height: 190.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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Business & Entrepreneurship Business Leadership & Management Mihir Desai Non-Fiction

About the Author

Mihir Desai is the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. An award-winning teacher and a leading scholar of corporate finance and tax policy, Professor Desai has been educating varied student populations for nearly twenty years, including senior executives from around the world, MBA students, undergraduates, and lawyers. Professor Desai has published more than 25 case studies and a casebook, and he has testified before the US Congress on policy issues. He is the author of Wisdom of Finance (2017), which was long-listed for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.

Author social media/website info: mihirdesai.org/

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