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What Is a Case
Ellet, WilliamBook Chapter HBS-2448BC-EThis chapter describes what a case is and provides some guidelines for reading a case actively and constructing your own meaning.Starting at €8.20
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Are Your People Financially Literate
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeArticle HBS-F0910D-EFinanceAsked to take a basic financial literacy exam, a representative sample of U.S. managers scored an average of only 38%, which doesn't bode well for either the individuals or their organizations.Starting at €8.20
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Financial Literacy Strategies: For Entrepreneurs
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-6572BC-EIn order to have a financially intelligent company, you must first figure out a strategy for getting there. This chapter outlines three approaches that have proven effective in making financial literacy part of a company's culture. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers."Starting at €8.20
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Persuasion, Argument, and the Case Method
Ellet, WilliamBook Chapter HBS-2447BC-EThis chapter provides an overview of how case-based instruction is used in business and professional school settings, and introduces a new approach to case study that will help students gain a quick and constructive understanding of cases and more effectively employ business concepts that are already part of their working knowledge.Starting at €8.20
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Management Communication: Complete Online Course, Teaching Note
Ellet, WilliamTeaching Note HBS-4338-ETeaching Note for Product # 4337Starting at €0.00
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What Is Financial Intelligence: The Three Main Components
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-6532BC-EFundamentally, financial intelligence boils down to three distinct skill sets: understanding the foundation, understanding the art of finance, and understanding financial analysis. This chapter provides an overview of all three skills, along with a discussion about some roadblocks to financial intelligence. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs."Starting at €8.20
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Homing In on Cash Conversion
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-3842BC-EThe cash conversion cycle, introduced in this chapter, measures how effective a company is at collecting its cash. The cycle can be shortened by the techniques discussed: decreasing days of sales outstanding (DSO), decreasing inventory, and increasing days payable outstanding (DPO). This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers."Starting at €8.20
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Chapter 4: How to Analyze Decision Scenario Cases
Ellet, WilliamBook Chapter HBS-1024BC-EDecision scenario cases are the most commonly used in business classrooms. (An example of one such decision would be: should an entrepreneur sell his business or maintain control and grow it further?) This chapter begins with a definition of a decision analysis and then provides a six-part approach to conduct an analysis of a decision scenario.Starting at €8.20
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Efficiency Ratios - Making the Most of Your Assets
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-6565BC-EEfficiency ratios help you evaluate how efficiently you manage certain key balance sheet assets and liabilities. Financially intelligent entrepreneurs learn how efficiency ratios measure performance, and are then able to have a direct and immediate impact on their company's cash position. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers."Starting at €8.20
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Chapter 5: How to Analyze Evaluation Scenario Cases
Ellet, WilliamBook Chapter HBS-1025BC-EThe focus of this chapter is evaluation scenarios cases, which portray a situation in which a deeper understanding of a subject is necessary to make a decision or to take a course of action. (For example, did the purchase of new computers for all employees at once improve productivity, or was it a waste of money?) A six-part approach to analyze a case evaluation scenario is provided.Starting at €8.20