Business and finance for IT people
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Business and finance for IT people
Springer, c2001
Available at 11 libraries
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
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  Ibaraki
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  Toyama
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  Fukui
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  Kyoto
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  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
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  Tokushima
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  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Understanding Business and Finance gives those studying computing and information systems an insight into the world of business, and its language - the language of finance. It provides essential information about the world of business, enabling students to gain a better insight into whether this is what they want to do - and providing them with a head start when they enter the world of work.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.- WHAT IS BUSINESS? The purpose of business. Sole traders. Partnerships. Limited companies.- THE BUSINESS OF LIVING - PART 1: Assets. Liabilities. Net worth. Balance sheet. Capital.- THE BUSINESS OF LIVING - PART 2: Earnings. Expenses.- THE BUSINESS OF LIVING - PART 3: Other transactions. Depreciation. Published balance sheets.- THE BUSINESS OF LIVING - PART 4: Profit and loss account. Cash flow statement.- THE NUMBERS GAME - RATIO ANALYSIS: The shareholder's view. The lender's view. The management view.- OTHER KINDS OF BUSINESS: Buying and selling. Manufacturing. Utilities. IT solutions.- FINANCING AND LEASING: To buy or not to buy? Rental. Operating leases. Hire purchase. Finance leases. Services and project finance. Outsourcing.- IS IT A GOOD INVESTMENT? Benefits and costs. Cash or profit? Opportunity cost. Decision criteria. Cost/benefit analysis example.- IS IT STILL A GOOD INVESTMENT? - PART 1: Payback. Net present value. Profitability index.- IS IT STILL A GOOD INVESTMENT? - PART 2: Internal rate of return. Risk. Return on investment.- Tailpiece.- Appendices.- References.- Index.
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