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HR Finance 101: A Guide To Finance for HR

AIHR

The main responsibility of finance is to allocate and monitor resources that support the goals of the organization while ensuring a balance between revenue and costs. Improving financial strategy: HR needs to understand the factors that drive costs and revenue in their organization. The foundations of finance for HR.

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The Most Common Mistake People Make In Calculating ROI

Harvard Business Review

But before anyone writes a check, you need to calculate the return on investment (ROI) by comparing the expected benefits with the costs. Analyzing ROI isn’t always as simple as it sounds and there’s one mistake that many managers make: confusing cash and profit. Profit appears on a company’s income statement.

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A Refresher on Return on Assets and Return on Equity

Harvard Business Review

In the broadest sense, says Knight, “it’s the ultimate ROI” “It tells you what percentage of every dollar invested in the business was returned to you as profit.” ” Another reason you might see a very high ROA is if a company is messing with its balance sheet, explains Knight. Take Enron.

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