From marketing to economics to international business to puzzling intangibles like corporate culture and leadership styles, this compact book launches The Fast Forward MBA series with a rapid fire overview of the basics in business.
What's the difference between a manager and a leader?
What is the lowdown on all of the restructuring and reengineering hype?
How do the numbers from accounting play into the overall strategy?
What are the big and small of economics?
These are just a few of the timely topics explored here. And in the soon to be signature style of the series, it presents this information in a mix of cases, examples, and quick and concise chapters that make it easy to find answers fast.
The Fast Forward MBA in Finance
By John A. Tracy
John F. Wiley, $12.95
ISBN 0471109304
Numbers are the language of business. This book helps you make sense of them -- fast. John Tracy is a master at pulling the meaningful figures out of the pile of numbers generated by the accounting department. Here he offers a quick review of both the basic financials as well as more advanced accounting tools, including
Income statements and cash flow statements
Budgeting and evaluating business investment performance Capital Investment, operating ratios, benchmarking tools, and more
Readers will not only understand the theory behind all of these topics but see how to apply them in real situations.
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