The wisdom of finance : discovering humanity in the world of risk and return /
By: Desai, Mihir A. (Mihir Arvind) [author.].
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017Description: xiii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780544911130; 9780544911130; 054491113X.Subject(s): Finance -- Social aspects | Financial services industry -- Social aspects | Financial institutions -- Social aspects | Social responsibility of businessDDC classification: 332 DESItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 332 DES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0062628 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-214) and index.
Introduction: Finance and the good life -- The wheel of fortune -- Risky business -- On value -- Becoming a producer -- No romance without finance -- Living the dream -- Failing forward -- Why everyone hates finance.
The Harvard Business School professor draws upon literature, film, philosophy, and history to argue that, at the core of finance and financial practices, there is a place for. principles, ethics, and humanity.