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Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals

What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers

Karen Berman Joe Knight John Case

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Harvard Business Review Press
01 April 2008
"As an HR manager, you're expected to use financial data to make decisions, allocate resources, and budget expenses. But if you're like many human resource practitioners, you may feel uncertain or uncomfortable incorporating financials into your day-to-day work. Using the groundbreaking formula they introduced in their book Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean, Karen Berman and Joe Knight present the essentials of finance specifically for HR experts. Drawing on their work training tens of thousands of managers and employees at leading organizations worldwide, the authors provide a deep understanding of the basics of financial management and measurement, along with hands-on activities to practice what you are reading. You'll discover:

Why the assumptions behind financial data matter

What your company's income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement really reveal

Which financials may be needed when you're developing a human capital strategy

How to calculate return on investment

Ways to use financial information to better support your business units and do your own job

How to instill financial intelligence throughout your team Authoritative and accessible, Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals, empowers you to ""talk numbers"" confidently with your boss, colleagues, and direct reports -- and understand how the financials impact your part of the business."
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Imprint:   Harvard Business Review Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 233mm,  Width: 154mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   382g
ISBN:   9781422119136
ISBN 10:   1422119130
Series:   Harvard Financial Intelligence
Pages:   320
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Karen Berman and Joe Knight founded the Business Literacy Institute. They train managers at some of America's biggest and best-known companies. John Case has written or collaborated on several successful books. He has also written for Inc., Harvard Business Review, and other business publications.

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