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Either click here to review your order or continue to add content from another title.    A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics: What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to Know   Add   View  52 pp.  Output: Understanding the Macro Economy Author(s): Moss, David A. Publication Date: 07/05/2007 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 2847BC Geographic Setting: Global Subjects: Executives; Investment management; Investments; Macroeconomics; Managerial skills; Money; Statistical analysis Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: The notion of national output lies at the heart of macroeconomics. This chapter covers this fundamental principle. May be used with: (2848BC) Money: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2849BC) Expectations: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2850BC) A Short History of Money and Monetary Policy in the United States; (2851BC) The Fundamentals of GDP Accounting; (2854BC) Reading a Balance of Payments Statement; (2855BC) Understanding Exchange Rates; (2856BC) Putting the Pieces Together: The Core Concepts of Macroeconomics.   Add   View  61 pp.  Money: Understanding the Macro Economy Author(s): Moss, David A. Publication Date: 07/05/2007 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 2848BC Geographic Setting: Global Subjects: Executives; Foreign exchange; Investment management; Investments; Macroeconomics; Managerial skills; Money; Statistical analysis Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter provides a compact introduction to one of the fundamental pillars of macroeconomics — money — and how it affects the marketplace. May be used with: (2847BC) Output: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2849BC) Expectations: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2850BC) A Short History of Money and Monetary Policy in the United States; (2851BC) The Fundamentals of GDP Accounting; (2854BC) Reading a Balance of Payments Statement; (2855BC) Understanding Exchange Rates; (2856BC) Putting the Pieces Together: The Core Concepts of Macroeconomics.   Add   View  44 pp.  Expectations: Understanding the Macro Economy Author(s): Moss, David A. Publication Date: 07/05/2007 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 2849BC Geographic Setting: Global Subjects: Executives; Foreign exchange; Investment management; Investments; Macroeconomics; Managerial skills; Money; Statistical analysis Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Expectations about the future play a pivotal role in every market economy, influencing nearly every economic transaction and decision. This chapter focuses on this foundational concept in macroeconomics. May be used with: (2847BC) Output: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2848BC) Money: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2850BC) A Short History of Money and Monetary Policy in the United States; (2851BC) The Fundamentals of GDP Accounting; (2854BC) Reading a Balance of Payments Statement; (2855BC) Understanding Exchange Rates; (2856BC) Putting the Pieces Together: The Core Concepts of Macroeconomics.   Add   View  37 pp.  A Short History of Money and Monetary Policy in the United States Author(s): Moss, David A. Publication Date: 07/05/2007 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 2850BC Geographic Setting: Global Subjects: Business history; Financial management; Foreign exchange; Investment management; Investments; Macroeconomics; Money; Statistical analysis Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter provides a brief historical survey of U.S. monetary policy, tracing management of the nation's money supply from the dawn of the republic to the present. May be used with: (2847BC) Output: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2848BC) Money: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2849BC) Expectations: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2851BC) The Fundamentals of GDP Accounting; (2854BC) Reading a Balance of Payments Statement; (2855BC) Understanding Exchange Rates; (2856BC) Putting the Pieces Together: The Core Concepts of Macroeconomics.   Add   View  41 pp.  The Fundamentals of GDP Accounting Author(s): Moss, David A. Publication Date: 07/05/2007 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 2851BC Geographic Setting: Global Subjects: Accounting; Foreign exchange; International finance; Investment management; Macroeconomics; Money; Statistical analysis Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Knowledge of how to read a GDP account is essential for assessing a country and the performance of its economy. This chapter provides a brief primer on GDP accounting. May be used with: (2847BC) Output: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2848BC) Money: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2849BC) Expectations: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2850BC) A Short History of Money and Monetary Policy in the United States; (2854BC) Reading a Balance of Payments Statement; (2855BC) Understanding Exchange Rates; (2856BC) Putting the Pieces Together: The Core Concepts of Macroeconomics.   Add   View  34 pp.  Reading a Balance of Payments Statement Author(s): Moss, David A. Publication Date: 07/05/2007 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 2854BC Geographic Setting: Global Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; International finance; Investment management; Macroeconomics; Money; Statistical analysis Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Knowledge of how to read a balance of payments statement is essential for assessing a country and the performance of its economy. This chapter presents a brief introduction to BOP accounting and considers the best strategies for reading and interpreting a BOP statement. May be used with: (2847BC) Output: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2848BC) Money: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2849BC) Expectations: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2850BC) A Short History of Money and Monetary Policy in the United States; (2851BC) The Fundamentals of GDP Accounting; (2855BC) Understanding Exchange Rates; (2856BC) Putting the Pieces Together: The Core Concepts of Macroeconomics.   Add   View  32 pp.  Understanding Exchange Rates Author(s): Moss, David A. Publication Date: 07/05/2007 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 2855BC Geographic Setting: Global Subjects: Foreign exchange; International finance; Investment management; Macroeconomics; Money; Statistical analysis Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: For anyone engaged in cross-border transactions, grappling with exchange rates is a necessary fact of life. This chapter surveys the topic of exchange rates, focusing on factors that are thought to drive currencies to appreciate or depreciate. May be used with: (2847BC) Output: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2848BC) Money: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2849BC) Expectations: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2850BC) A Short History of Money and Monetary Policy in the United States; (2851BC) The Fundamentals of GDP Accounting; (2854BC) Reading a Balance of Payments Statement; (2856BC) Putting the Pieces Together: The Core Concepts of Macroeconomics.   Add   View  34 pp.  Putting the Pieces Together Author(s): Moss, David A. Publication Date: 07/05/2007 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 2856BC Geographic Setting: Global Subjects: Foreign exchange; International finance; Investment management; Investments; Macroeconomics; Managerial skills; Money; Statistical analysis Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter briefly reviews the three pillars of macroeconomics — output, money, and expectations — and the key relationships between them. May be used with: (2847BC) Output: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2848BC) Money: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2849BC) Expectations: Understanding the Macro Economy; (2850BC) A Short History of Money and Monetary Policy in the United States; (2851BC) The Fundamentals of GDP Accounting; (2854BC) Reading a Balance of Payments Statement; (2855BC) Understanding Exchange Rates.    Ben Bernanke’s Fed: The Federal Reserve After Greenspan   Add   View  13 pp.  It’s All About the Benjamin: An Early Look at the New Fed Chairman Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7570BC Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: The chair of the Federal Reserve is often described as the second most powerful job in America. By pushing interest rates up and down, the Fed can send ripples throughout global capital markets. Just by hinting at fed action, the chair can make or break a day in the international financial markets. Yet the new Fed chair, Ben Bernanke, remains something of a mystery to investors and the press. This chapter takes a brief look at who Alan Greenspan's replacement is and how he fits in to the evolving art of central banking.   Add   View  18 pp.  How the World Works: A Brief Course in Macroeconomics—And Where the Fed Fits In Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7621BC Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Even to investment professionals, macroeconomics can seem like a bewildering array of competing models. But, in the economic and policy debate at the Fed, a relatively simple framework tends to dominate discussion. In this chapter, leading economist, Ethan Harris, lays out how the Fed fits into the broader economic and financial market environment.   Add   View  14 pp.  Secrets of the Temple: Demystifying the Fed Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7622BC Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Although the Fed was historically an institution cloaked in secrecy, today, there are no secrets when it comes to day-to-day operations. This chapter looks at how the Fed manages the economy, exploring the complicated decision structure, how changes in the interest rates the Fed controls work their way into the economy, how uncertainty affects policy choices, and how the Fed deals with supply shocks.   Add   View  18 pp.  Declaration of Independence: The Political Economy of Central Banking Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7623BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy; Politics Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Why do so many economists favor an independent central bank? What are the evolving political pressures on the Fed? What are the prospects and pressures for Bernanke, its new chairman? This chapter answers these questions as it looks at the political economy of central banking.   Add   View  12 pp.  Blowing Smoke: The Fed’s Evolving Communication Strategy Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7624BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: In the past, central bank communication could be described as “blowing smoke”: the bankers were purposefully ambiguous about their policy actions and economic forecasts. Starting in the late 1980s, however, a decline in political attacks on central banks made it easier for central bankers to be open about what they were attempting to do. Open communication with the public encouraged greater trust in the central bank.   Add   View  15 pp.  Greenspan, an Enviable Record: Greenspan’s Successes as Fed Chairman Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7625BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: In the latter half of his Fed chairmanship, Greenspan was considered the rock star of the economic and financial world. This chapter looks at the successes that propelled him to iconic status.   Add   View  23 pp.  Greenspan, to Err Is Human: The Downside of Greenspan’s Chairmanship Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7626BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Alan Greenspan surely deserves credit for the strong performance of the economy during his Fed chairmanship, but he also had some notable mistakes, including thrusting himself unnecessarily into political matters and failing to respond to bubbles in asset markets.   Add   View  22 pp.  Constrained Discretion: Bernanke’s Quest for an Inflation Target Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7627BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Inflation; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: One of the hot topics in monetary economics is whether policy makers should be constrained by rules or use discretion. Advocates of discretion argue that the Fed should react to developments in the economy using its best judgment at the time. By contrast, rules advocates argue that policy makers are not very adept at managing the economy, that they are influenced by politicians, and that they may pursue policies that boost economic performance in the short term at the expense of long-term economic stability. This chapter examines the new Fed chairman's position on the matter.   Add   View  17 pp.  Depression Obsession: How the Great Depression Informs Bernanke’s Thinking Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7628BC Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Modern central banking is defined by two big policy mistakes of the last century: the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Inflation of the 1970s. Ben Bernanke's academic research has focused heavily on the Great Depression, which clearly informs his current policy outlook and his crusade against deflation.   Add   View  17 pp.  Glasnost: Democracy Comes to the Fed—The Fed Under Ben Bernanke Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7629BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: In this chapter, leading economist, Ethan Harris, explores how the internal workings of the Fed have changed under its new chairman, Ben Bernanke. He looks at how the passing of the mantle from a data junkie to a former academic has changed the economic and policy discussion within the Fed, and at the implications of having a less dominant chairman.   Add   View  9 pp.  Zen and the Art of Monetary Maintenance: The Fed’s New Communication Style Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7630BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Ben Bernanke, the latest Fed chair, belongs to a generation of economists who believe in a fully transparent central bank, which means clearly conveying to the public its forecasts for the economy, its policy goals, and the rationale behind its policy choices. However, Bernanke is also likely to keep a much lower profile than his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, who became an economic guru. This chapter examines how Bernanke is changing the way the Fed presents itself to the public.   Add   View  16 pp.  See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil: The Policy Response to an Asset Market Bubble—The Fed Under Ben Bernanke Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7631BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: One of the most controversial questions in central banking is how policy makers should factor asset markets into their decision making. The toughest policy challenge comes in the extreme environment of a suspected asset price bubble or bust. Should a central bank step in to try to stop an unsustainable surge in asset prices? And, should the bubble burst, how long should a central bank wait before cutting interest rates? This chapter examines Ben Bernanke's approach.   Add   View  9 pp.  Radical Risk Management: A New Policy Focus for the Fed Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7632BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Most of Ben Bernanke's agenda for change at the Fed was clear as he entered the job. Perhaps the biggest surprise has been his strong embrace of a risk-management approach to policy — that is, basing policy not just on the most likely outcome for the economy, but also on the risks around that outcome. Other central bankers, including Alan Greenspan, also believed in risk management, but the Bernanke Fed has taken risk management to a new level.   Add   View  17 pp.  Murphy’s Law: New Fed Chairmen Always Seem to Face a Tough Environment Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7633BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: In a perfect example of Murphy's Law, Ben Bernanke stepped into the job of Fed chairman at just the wrong moment. Greenspan had let the economy, the housing market, and the credit market run too hot at the end of his tenure. This was bad news for Bernanke, but good news for someone trying to learn quickly about him. The challenging economic and market environment at the start of his term have provided a rich natural experiment for demonstrating how the new chairman will operate.   Add   View  26 pp.  Pressure Cooker: Bernanke’s Performance in His First Two Years Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7634BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: How has Ben Bernanke handled a tough economic environment? Has he dealt with the economy and financial markets effectively? Why does such a strong proponent of transparency seem to have had so much trouble communicating? Is he or the Fed as an institution susceptible to political pressure? This chapter addresses these key questions about the Fed under Bernanke.   Add   View  12 pp.  Can He Walk the Walk?: The Outlook for the Bernanke Fed Author(s): Harris, Ethan S. Publication Date: 08/12/2008 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 7635BC Industry Setting: Banking industry Subjects: Economic indicators; Federal Reserve; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: What is the outlook for the Fed? In this chapter, leading economist Ethan Harris looks into the future of economic policy under Ben Bernanke, offering some expert analysis and informed predictions of how the economy will fare in the years ahead.    Financial Intelligence: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean   Add   View  13 pp.  You Can’t Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4940BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training; Managerial skills Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: An abstract is not available for this product. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets; (4980BC) The Building Blocks of ROI; (49   Add   View  13 pp.  Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4971BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training; Managerial skills Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Understanding the “artistic” aspects of finance is key to developing financial intelligence. This chapter examines how financial professionals make estimates and assumptions using accruals and allocations, depreciation, and valuation as examples. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios:   Add   View  15 pp.  Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence? Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5001BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training; Managerial skills Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter outlines the individual and organizational benefits of developing financial literacy for leaders, managers, and other employees outside of accounting and describes some common roadblocks to achieving financial savvy. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios:<   Add   View  9 pp.  Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5000BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training; Managerial skills Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Too many people in business don't understand what profit is or how it is calculated. This chapter describes what an income statement is and what it is trying to tell you. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your A   Add   View  13 pp.  Cracking the Code of the Income Statement Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4999BC Subjects: Accounting; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Income statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Unfortunately, an income statement can often seem like a code that needs to be deciphered. This chapter outlines some simple procedures for deciphering your company's income statement. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Ma   Add   View  11 pp.  Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4998BC Subjects: Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Income statements; Management training; Revenues Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: The issue of when a sale can be recorded is one of the more artful aspects of the income statement. This chapter explains the often murky guidelines accountants use for recording and recognizing a sale and identifies some areas where manipulation of the numbers sometimes occurs. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balanc   Add   View  16 pp.  Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4997BC Subjects: Accounting; Costs; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Income statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Most managers have plenty of personal experience with expenses. But did you know that there are plenty of estimates and biases that go into those expense lines? This chapter examines the major line items in this section of the income statement. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios:   Add   View  10 pp.  The Many Forms of Profit Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4996BC Subjects: Accounting; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Income statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter reviews the many names and incarnations used to describe profit on an income statement. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets; (4980BC) The Building Blocks of ROI;   Add   View  13 pp.  Understanding Balance Sheet Basics Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4995BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training; Managerial skills Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter looks at the elements of a balance sheet that are most important to a manager, employee, or leader so they can appreciate the art of this statement and perform the analyses that it makes possible. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pa   Add   View  17 pp.  Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash)—Understanding a Balance Sheet Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4994BC Subjects: Accounting; Assets; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter lists the most common line items under different categories of assets on a balance sheet. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets; (4980BC) The Building Blocks of ROI; (4979BC) Figuring ROI: The Nitty-Gritty; (4978BC) The Magic of   Add   View  11 pp.  On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity—Understanding a Balance Sheet Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4993BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training; Managerial skills Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter looks at the liabilities and equity side of a balance sheet, which shows how assets were obtained. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets; (4980BC) The Building Blocks of ROI; (4979BC) Figuring ROI: The   Add   View  8 pp.  Why the Balance Sheet Balances Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4992BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training; Managerial skills Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter offers three ways of understanding how the balance sheet balances. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets; (4980BC   Add   View  11 pp.  The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4991BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Income statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: One of the best-kept secrets in the world of financial statements is that a change in one statement nearly always has an impact on the other statements. This chapter examines how managing an income statement affects the balance sheet. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios:<   Add   View  9 pp.  Cash Is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4990BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial performance; Financial statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter examines cash, a foundational element of financial statements, in detail, illustrating the importance of targeting cash flow as a key measure of business performance. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your As   Add   View  11 pp.  Profit Does Not Equal Cash (and You Need Both) Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4989BC Subjects: Accounting; Cash flow; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter answers the question of why a company's profit is not the same as cash coming in. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets; (4980BC) The Building Blocks of ROI; (4979BC) Figuring ROI: The Nitty   Add   View  8 pp.  The Language of Cash Flow Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4988BC Subjects: Accounting; Cash flow statements; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Although a cash flow statement seems easy to read, nonfinancial managers often need help understanding the fundamentals. This chapter provides an overview of a cash flow statement. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency   Add   View  13 pp.  How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4987BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Cash flow statements; Finance; Income statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: In this chapter, the authors describe how accountants use the income statement and the balance sheet to calculate cash flow. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most   Add   View  8 pp.  Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4986BC Subjects: Accounting; Cash flow statements; Finance; Management training; Managerial skills Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter presents a compelling argument for why managers need to understand cash flow statements — for their own sake and the sake of their companies. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets; (4980BC) The Building Blocks of ROI; (4979BC) Figur   Add   View  11 pp.  The Power of Ratios: Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4985BC Subjects: Accounting; Finance; Financial ratios; Financial statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Ratios are a window into a company's financial statements and offer a shortcut to understanding what the financials are saying. This chapter discusses the importance of understanding how ratios are calculated. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets; (4   Add   View  12 pp.  Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly) Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4984BC Subjects: Accounting; Finance; Financial performance; Financial ratios; Financial statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Profitability ratios help you evaluate a company's ability to generate profits. This chapter looks at five key profitability ratios that every manager should understand in order to master financial statement analysis. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficie   Add   View  9 pp.  Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4983BC Subjects: Accounting; Finance; Financial ratios; Financial statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Leverage ratios let you peer into how — and how extensively — a company uses debt. This chapter discusses debt-to-equity and interest coverage, two leverage ratios that are important for managers to understand. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets; (4980BC) Th   Add   View  8 pp.  Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills? Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4982BC Subjects: Accounting; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial ratios; Liquidity; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Liquidity ratios tell you about a company's ability to meet all its financial obligations — not just debt but payroll, payments to vendors, taxes, and so on. This chapter looks at two of the most common liquidity ratios. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4981BC   Add   View  11 pp.  Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4981BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial performance; Financial ratios; Financial statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Efficiency ratios help you evaluate how efficiently you manage certain key balance sheet assets and liabilities. This chapter illustrates how efficiency ratios measure performance, enabling you to have a direct and immediate impact on your company's cash position. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better   Add   View  11 pp.  The Building Blocks of ROI Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4980BC Subjects: Accounting; Capital investments; Finance; Financial statements; Management training; Return on investment Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter discusses foundational principles, including the time value of money, for making decisions relating to capital investment in corporate America. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC)   Add   View  15 pp.  Figuring ROI: The Nitty-Gritty Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4979BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Capital investments; Finance; Financial statements; Management training; Return on investment Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter presents several methods for analyzing capital expenditures and deciding what investments to make to improve the value of your company. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?;   Add   View  7 pp.  The Magic of Managing the Balance Sheet Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4978BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Astute management of the balance sheet is like financial magic — it allows a company to improve its financial performance even without boosting sales or lowering costs. This chapter outlines how to manage the working capital area of the balance sheet to powerfully affect your company's profitability and cash position. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: Th   Add   View  9 pp.  Your Balance Sheet Levers Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4977BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial ratios; Financial statements; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: The key ratio that measures accounts receivable is days of sales outstanding, or DSO, and the more people who understand DSO and work to bring it down, the more cash the company will have at its disposal. This chapter discusses the steps managers should take to understand and manage DSO. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Bette   Add   View  8 pp.  Homing In on Cash Conversion Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4976BC Subjects: Accounting; Balance sheets; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training; Managerial skills Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Accounts payable is a tough number to get right. This chapter discusses the cash conversion cycle, which measures how effective a company is at collecting its cash. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Efficiency Ratios:   Add   View  11 pp.  Financial Literacy and Corporate Performance Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4975BC Subjects: Accounting; Finance; Financial accounting; Financial statements; Management training; Performance management Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter discusses how financial intelligence empowers managers to make better decisions and contribute to a business's health, and advises organizations to take the next step and support the financial training of the entire staff. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios:   Add   View  9 pp.  Financial Literacy Strategies Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4974BC Subjects: Accounting; Corporate culture; Finance; Financial statements; Financial strategy; Management training Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: If your goal is to have a financially intelligent workplace or department, your first step should be developing a strategy for getting there. This chapter outlines three approaches that have proven effective in making financial literacy part of a company's culture. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance; (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios:   Add   View  6 pp.  Financial Transparency: Our Ultimate Goal Author(s): Case, John; Berman, Karen; Knight, Joe Publication Date: 11/17/2005 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 4973BC Subjects: Accounting; Corporate culture; Finance; Financial statements; Financial strategy; Management training; Transparency Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: In this chapter, the authors discuss what an organization might gain by fostering a culture of true financial transparency and intelligence. May be used with: (4940BC) You Can't Always Trust the Numbers: The Art of Finance (And Why It Matters); (4971BC) Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases: The Art of Finance; (5001BC) Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?; (5000BC) Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement; (4999BC) Cracking the Code of the Income Statement; (4998BC) Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition; (4997BC) Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules; (4996BC) The Many Forms of Profit; (4995BC) Understanding Balance Sheet Basics; (4994BC) Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash) — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4993BC) On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity — Understanding a Balance Sheet; (4992BC) Why the Balance Sheet Balances; (4991BC) The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet; (4990BC) Cash is a Reality Check: Cash Flow as a Critical Measure of Financial Health; (4989BC) Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both); (4988BC) The Language of Cash Flow; (4987BC) How Cash Connects with Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4986BC) Why Cash Matters: The Importance of Understanding a Cash Flow Statement; (4985BC) The Power of Ratios — Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You; (4984BC) Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly); (4983BC) Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act; (4982BC) Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?; (4981BC) Effic    Harvard Business Essentials: Guide to Finance for Managers   Add   View  23 pp.  Financial Statements: The Elements of Managerial Finance Publication Date: 12/04/2002 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5788BC Subjects: Assets; Balance sheets; Cash flow; Financial reporting; Income Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Financial statements are the essential documents of business. This chapter helps you understand the three essential financial statements: the balance sheet, the income statement, and the cash flow statement. The chapter also elucidates some of the managerial issues implicit in using these statements and broadens your financial know-how through a discussion of two key concepts: financial leverage and the financial structure of the firm. May be used with: (5795BC) Finding Meaning in Financial Statements: A Look Behind the Numbers; (5801BC) Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements; (5818BC) Taxes: Important Details You Should Know; (5849BC) Budgeting: Forecasting Your Company's Financial Future; (5856BC) Practical Tools for Management Decisions: Making the Numbers Work for You; (5863BC) The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment; (5870BC) Valuation Concepts: Evaluating Opportunity; (5825BC) Financing Operations and Growth: Funding the Different Stages of Growth; (5832BC) Money and Capital Markets: Another Option for Funding Growth.   Add   View  19 pp.  Finding Meaning in Financial Statements: A Look Behind the Numbers Publication Date: 12/04/2002 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5795BC Subjects: Balanced scorecard; Financial management; Financial ratios; Financial reporting; Profitability Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Financial statements identify a company's strengths and weaknesses, but you have to dig, compare, and analyze to extract and understand that information. This chapter shows you how to use ratios and percentage-format statements to understand the company's profitability, key operating activities, solvency, and debt structure. May be used with: (5788BC) Financial Statements: The Elements of Managerial Finance; (5801BC) Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements; (5818BC) Taxes: Important Details You Should Know; (5825BC) Financing Operations and Growth: Funding the Different Stages of Growth; (5832BC) Money and Capital Markets: Another Option for Funding Growth; (5849BC) Budgeting: Forecasting Your Company's Financial Future; (5856BC) Practical Tools for Management Decisions: Making the Numbers Work for You; (5863BC) The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment; (5870BC) Valuation Concepts: Evaluating Opportunity.   Add   View  28 pp.  Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements Publication Date: 12/04/2002 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5801BC Subjects: Cost accounting; Depreciation; Financial accounting; Financial management; GAAP Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Although many managers are proficient in reading financial statements, most are not yet masters of the accounting concepts and processes from which this data is derived. This chapter examines seven key accounting issues that affect your performance as a manager: GAAP, accrual vs. cash accounting, accounting for inventories, accounting for depreciation, the account treatment of leases, the principle of historic cost, and cost accounting. May be used with: (5818BC) Taxes: Important Details You Should Know; (5825BC) Financing Operations and Growth: Funding the Different Stages of Growth; (5832BC) Money and Capital Markets: Another Option for Funding Growth; (5849BC) Budgeting: Forecasting Your Company's Financial Future; (5856BC) Practical Tools for Management Decisions: Making the Numbers Work for You; (5863BC) The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment; (5870BC) Valuation Concepts: Evaluating Opportunity; (5788BC) Financial Statements: The Elements of Managerial Finance; (5795BC) Finding Meaning in Financial Statements: A Look Behind the Numbers.   Add   View  18 pp.  Taxes: Important Details You Should Know Publication Date: 12/04/2002 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5818BC Subjects: Financial management; Legal aspects of business; Tax accounting; Tax planning Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Although companies often assign their tax issues to specialists, leaving managers off the hook, it pays for those managers to understand some basic tax concepts, especially those that creep into most financial decisions. This chapter defines the basics, such as the differences between various legal forms of business and the tax implications of each; progressive tax rates vs. marginal tax rates; and the differences between tax deductions and and tax credits. May be used with: (5795BC) Finding Meaning in Financial Statements: A Look Behind the Numbers; (5801BC) Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements; (5788BC) Financial Statements: The Elements of Managerial Finance; (5825BC) Financing Operations and Growth: Funding the Different Stages of Growth; (5832BC) Money and Capital Markets: Another Option for Funding Growth; (5849BC) Budgeting: Forecasting Your Company's Financial Future; (5856BC) Practical Tools for Management Decisions: Making the Numbers Work for You; (5863BC) The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment; (5870BC) Valuation Concepts: Evaluating Opportunity.   Add   View  23 pp.  Financing Operations and Growth: Funding the Different Stages of Growth Publication Date: 12/04/2002 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5825BC Subjects: Equity capital; Financial planning; Financing; Growth management; Growth strategy Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Companies that are experiencing growth face the challenge of finding the financing to support it. This chapter describes various combinations of internally generated funds and external financing. Using eBay as a case study, the chapter examines these methods of financing growth through different phases in the life cycle of business enterprises. May be used with: (5795BC) Finding Meaning in Financial Statements: A Look Behind the Numbers; (5801BC) Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements; (5818BC) Taxes: Important Details You Should Know; (5788BC) Financial Statements: The Elements of Managerial Finance; (5832BC) Money and Capital Markets: Another Option for Funding Growth; (5849BC) Budgeting: Forecasting Your Company's Financial Future; (5856BC) Practical Tools for Management Decisions: Making the Numbers Work for You; (5863BC) The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment; (5870BC) Valuation Concepts: Evaluating Opportunity.   Add   View  18 pp.  Money and Capital Markets: Another Option for Funding Growth Publication Date: 12/04/2002 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5832BC Subjects: Bonds; Capital markets; Common stock; Financing; Growth; Investment banking; Money markets; Preferred stock Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter explores the markets through which nonbank debt financing and equity capital are obtained, specifically the money and capital markets. You'll learn how securities are issued in collaboration with investment bankers and about stock and various forms of debt — the capital market securities corporations typically use to raise funds. May be used with: (5818BC) Taxes: Important Details You Should Know; (5825BC) Financing Operations and Growth: Funding the Different Stages of Growth; (5788BC) Financial Statements: The Elements of Managerial Finance; (5849BC) Budgeting: Forecasting Your Company's Financial Future; (5856BC) Practical Tools for Management Decisions: Making the Numbers Work for You; (5863BC) The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment; (5870BC) Valuation Concepts: Evaluating Opportunity; (5795BC) Finding Meaning in Financial Statements: A Look Behind the Numbers; (5801BC) Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements.   Add   View  30 pp.  Budgeting: Forecasting Your Company’s Financial Future Publication Date: 12/04/2002 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5849BC Subjects: Budgeting; Financial management; Long term financing; Operating income; Short term financing Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Budgeting can be stressful and very time consuming. But a good budget is worth the time and trouble, as it can mean the difference between financial success and insolvency. This chapter examines the many kinds of budgets that serve very different purposes and kinds of businesses. It also helps you determine which type of budget will most effectively meet your business goals. May be used with: (5795BC) Finding Meaning in Financial Statements: A Look Behind the Numbers; (5801BC) Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements; (5818BC) Taxes: Important Details You Should Know; (5825BC) Financing Operations and Growth: Funding the Different Stages of Growth; (5832BC) Money and Capital Markets: Another Option for Funding Growth; (5788BC) Financial Statements: The Elements of Managerial Finance; (5856BC) Practical Tools for Management Decisions: Making the Numbers Work for You; (5863BC) The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment; (5870BC) Valuation Concepts: Evaluating Opportunity.   Add   View  15 pp.  Practical Tools for Management Decisions: Making the Numbers Work for You Publication Date: 12/04/2002 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5856BC Subjects: Breakeven analysis; Cost benefit analysis; Financial accounting; Financial management; Investments; Performance measurement; Return on investment Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: The field of finance and its accounting-based information provide a rich trove of practical tools that help managers assess business profitability and investments. This chapter defines and explains how to use various methods of accounting analyses to answer questions such as: What are the costs and benefits of a particular course of action? What is the estimated return on a potential investment? and How long will it take for a company to recoup this investment? May be used with: (5795BC) Finding Meaning in Financial Statements: A Look Behind the Numbers; (5801BC) Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements; (5818BC) Taxes: Important Details You Should Know; (5825BC) Financing Operations and Growth: Funding the Different Stages of Growth; (5832BC) Money and Capital Markets: Another Option for Funding Growth; (5849BC) Budgeting: Forecasting Your Company's Financial Future; (5788BC) Financial Statements: The Elements of Managerial Finance; (5863BC) The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment; (5870BC) Valuation Concepts: Evaluating Opportunity.   Add   View  26 pp.  The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment Publication Date: 12/04/2002 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5863BC Subjects: EVA; Financial management; Financial planning; Investments; Long term planning; Money; Present value Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter introduces you to the financial decision-making tools that account for time value: specifically, present and future value, net present value, and internal rate of return. It also defines associated concepts such as hurdle rate, discount rate, and the company's cost of capital — concepts you are likely to encounter when considering serious long-term investments. May be used with: (5795BC) Finding Meaning in Financial Statements: A Look Behind the Numbers; (5801BC) Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements; (5818BC) Taxes: Important Details You Should Know; (5825BC) Financing Operations and Growth: Funding the Different Stages of Growth; (5832BC) Money and Capital Markets: Another Option for Funding Growth; (5849BC) Budgeting: Forecasting Your Company's Financial Future; (5856BC) Practical Tools for Management Decisions: Making the Numbers Work for You; (5788BC) Financial Statements: The Elements of Managerial Finance; (5870BC) Valuation Concepts: Evaluating Opportunity.   Add   View  18 pp.  Valuation Concepts: Evaluating Opportunity Publication Date: 12/04/2002 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5870BC Subjects: Assets; Cash flow; Earnings; Financial management; Financial planning; Liability; Liquidation; Valuation Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Whether you are buying or selling a global corporation, an operating division, a local restaurant, or a share of stock, one question outweighs most others: What is its value? Valuing an ongoing business is neither easy nor exact. This chapter introduces you to the three most commonly used methods for determining value and helps you determine which method is right for your business need. May be used with: (5795BC) Finding Meaning in Financial Statements: A Look Behind the Numbers; (5801BC) Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements; (5818BC) Taxes: Important Details You Should Know; (5825BC) Financing Operations and Growth: Funding the Different Stages of Growth; (5832BC) Money and Capital Markets: Another Option for Funding Growth; (5849BC) Budgeting: Forecasting Your Company's Financial Future; (5856BC) Practical Tools for Management Decisions: Making the Numbers Work for You; (5863BC) The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment; (5788BC) Financial Statements: The Elements of Managerial Finance.    Harvard Business Essentials: Manager’s Toolkit — The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed   Add   View  18 pp.  Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5047BC Subjects: After action reviews; Goal setting; Management by objectives; Management communication; Management of professionals; Priorities Academic Discipline: General management Product Description: By setting goals and measuring their achievement, you can focus on what is most important, waste less energy on noncritical tasks, and achieve greater results. Whether your organization takes a top-down approach to goal setting or a bottom-up one, you are responsible for setting goals for your unit and for yourself. This chapter breaks down the priorities, the obstacles, and the after-action review of goal setting and achieving. May be used with: (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  28 pp.  Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5078BC Subjects: Employee benefits; Employee training; Human capital; Human resources management; Interviews; Personnel policies; Recruitment Academic Discipline: General management Product Description: In a world where human assets have become the key differentiator between competing firms, the quality and capabilities of the people you bring onto your team will determine its success. And like many other activities undertaken by organizations, hiring is a business process — a set of activities that turn inputs into outputs. This chapter examines this five-step process for getting the most out of your personnel investments. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  26 pp.  Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5085BC Subjects: Compensation; Employee benefits; Employee morale; Employee retention; Employee training; Human resources management; Personnel policies Academic Discipline: General management Product Description: This chapter focuses on employee retention. It explains why it is so important to your business — and why it is so challenging. The chapter provides insights into why people stay with their current employers and what factors influence them to leave. It also offers suggestions on what you, as a manager, can do to retain your best people. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed.   Add   View  17 pp.  Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5108BC Subjects: Delegation of authority; Management communication; Management of professionals Academic Discipline: General management Product Description: Delegation is one of the most important skills demonstrated by successful managers and the one often neglected by overworked managers. Effective delegators spend less time doing and more time planning work assignments, organizing resources for delegates, and coaching people who need help. This chapter explains the principles of delegating and gives practical ideas for applying them. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  18 pp.  Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5115BC Subjects: Time wasters; Upper management; Work environment; Work hours Academic Discipline: General management Product Description: Time management is about forcing yourself to be explicit about what you value in your professional and personal life, which in turn helps avoid burnout stress while making you more productive. This chapter gives you the tools to manage your work week better while avoiding time wasters such as overreaching, reverse delegation, procrastination, avoidable travel, and unnecessary meetings. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  25 pp.  Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5139BC Subjects: Collaboration; Employee morale; Group decision making; Group dynamics; Interpersonal behavior; Management communication; Management of professionals; Management teams; Team leadership Academic Discipline: General management Product Description: Individuals are the source of most innovative ideas, but teams of people working together are an organization's best instruments for turning those ideas into marketable products and services. You, as a manager, must learn how to act in this setting — where you cannot be the boss — finding a collaborative way to contribute and support your colleagues. This chapter teaches you that skill. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  31 pp.  Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5146BC Subjects: Coaching; Employee development; Employee morale; Feedback; Management of professionals; Performance effectiveness; Performance measurement Academic Discipline: General management Product Description: The first half of this chapter shows you how to handle a performance appraisal and offers eight steps for doing it right. The balance of the chapter explains how to improve performance through coaching. These two activities provide opportunities for both the manager and the subordinate to provide feedback to one another on what is working and what is not — feedback that is an essential element of management. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  23 pp.  Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5153BC Subjects: Employees; Motivation; Performance management; Terminations Academic Discipline: Human resources management Product Description: Although some employees can be helped through coaching that corrects performance pitfalls, others are able to do the job, but for some reason or another, are not motivated to do it. This chapter deals with the unmotivated employee. It concentrates on motivating problem employees, dealing with “C” employees, and handling dismissals when necessary. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  19 pp.  Dealing with Crises: Don’t Wait Until They Hit Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5160BC Subjects: Change management; Crisis management; Decision making; Problem solving; Risk management Academic Discipline: General management Product Description: Crises affect all businesses sooner or later. Some are preventable. Others can be anticipated. But no matter what their origins, the things managers do and the decisions they make can make the situation a lot worse — or better. This chapter offers practical ideas for preventing crises, anticipating them, and managing them when they occur. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  25 pp.  Developing Your Career: And Theirs Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5184BC Subjects: Career advancement; Career changes; Careers & career planning; Management communication; Mentors Academic Discipline: Organizational behavior & leadership Product Description: Career development is the process of assessing where you are in your work life, deciding where you want to be, and then making the changes necessary to get there. It's a process you can manage and an opportunity for you to lead by example. This chapter gives you practical ideas for managing your career and mentoring the careers of those who work for you — whether you are both just beginning or well along the road. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  19 pp.  Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5191BC Subjects: Conflict; Leadership; Management by objectives; Management communication; Management of professionals; Motivation; Vision Academic Discipline: General management Product Description: To be effective, leadership cannot only be about inspiration and grand visions; it must also be about getting results. Managers become leaders when they create a vision that others will follow, align people and resources with their vision, use communication skills to muster support, gather resources, motivate others to do their best, and harness the power of creative conflict. This chapter helps you navigate this course. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  14 pp.  Strategy: A Primer Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5214BC Subjects: Competitive advantage; Competitive decision making; Strategic market planning; Strategy formulation; Strategy implementation Academic Discipline: Competitive strategy Product Description: Operational efficiency is about doing things right; strategy is about doing the right things. This chapter focuses on how to formulate strategies that will differentiate your enterprise, giving it competitive advantage, and on how to scan the horizon for new opportunities or for changes that may undermine your current strategy. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  31 pp.  Budgeting: Seeing the Future Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5221BC Subjects: Budgeting; Business expenses; Financial literacy; Financial management; Financing; Long term financing; Operating costs; Short term financing Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: Budgeting can cause stress and conflict, eating up lots of hours. But a good budget can be the difference between financial success and insolvency. In this chapter, you'll learn about the many types of budgets that serve different purposes. You'll also learn how to determine which type most effectively helps you meet your business goals. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  22 pp.  Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5238BC Subjects: Balance sheets; Business expenses; Cash flow statements; Financial accounting; Financial literacy; Financial management; Financial planning; Financial reporting; Income statements Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: What is the state of your company's financial health? This chapter helps you answer that question by explaining the three essential financial statements: the balance sheet, the income statement, and the cash flow statement. It also helps you understand some of the managerial issues implicit in them and broadens your financial know-how through discussion of two vital concepts: financial leverage and the financial structure of the firm. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  18 pp.  Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5245BC Subjects: Decision making; Financial analysis; Financial management; Financial strategy; Inflation; Present value; Rates of return Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter introduces you to financial decision-making tools that account for time value: specifically, present and future value, net present value, and internal rate of return. These are among the most powerful and useful decision tools available to managers. Whether you're considering the development of a new product, the purchase of a new asset, or any other type of investment, these time-value tools are essential. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5252BC) Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow.   Add   View  8 pp.  Breakeven Analysis and Operating Leverage: Understanding Cash Flow Publication Date: 02/18/2004 Product Type: HBS Press Chapter HBS Number: 5252BC Subjects: Breakeven analysis; Budgeting; Cash flow; Contribution margin; Financial analysis; Financial literacy; Financial management; Fixed costs; Operating leverage; Variable costs Academic Discipline: Finance Product Description: This chapter explains breakeven analysis — how much (or how much more) you need to sell to pay for a fixed investment — another financial tool that many managers find useful in making decisions. The chapter elucidates this and several other concepts that that every manager should understand (fixed costs, variable costs, contribution margin, and operating leverage) to determine at what point you will break even on your cash flow and when you will exceed it. May be used with: (5047BC) Setting Goals that Others Will Pursue: Committing to an Outcome; (5078BC) Hiring the Best: The Role of Human Assets; (5085BC) Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters; (5108BC) Delegating with Confidence: Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed; (5115BC) Managing Your Time: Making the Most Out of Your Day; (5139BC) Managing Teams: Forming a Team that Makes a Difference; (5146BC) Appraisal and Coaching: Improving Results with Feedback; (5153BC) Handling Problem Employees: Motivating and Letting Go; (5160BC) Dealing with Crises: Don't Wait Until They Hit; (5184BC) Developing Your Career: And Theirs; (5191BC) Becoming a Leader: The Final Challenge; (5214BC) Strategy: A Primer; (5221BC) Budgeting: Seeing the Future; (5238BC) Understanding Financial Statements: Making More Authoritative Decisions; (5245BC) Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time.

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