TY - BOOK AU - Harvard Business School AU - Society for Human Resource Management (U.S.) TI - The essentials of finance and budgeting T2 - The business literacy for HR professionals series SN - 9781591395720 AV - HF5549.S678.E874 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston PB - Harvard Business School Press KW - Personnel departments KW - Finance N1 - 1 (pages 291-294) and index; Finance and the HR professional: a crucial competency --; Financial statements: the elements of managerial finance --; Finding meaning in financial statements: a look behind the numbers --; From financial measures to a balanced scorecard: measuring activities that drive future financial performance --; Important accounting concepts: the rules that shape financial statements --; Taxes: important details you should know --; Financing operations and growth: funding the different stages of growth --; Money and capital markets: another option for funding growth --; Budgeting: forecasting your company's financial future --; Practical tools for management decisions: making the numbers work for you --; Measuring and reporting human capital: a vital exercise --; The time value of money: calculating the real value of your investment --; Business valuation concepts: evaluating opprotunity --; Developng and using your financial know-how: next steps for you and your firm's HR department; 2 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004025560.html ER -