FEI Weekly

August 31, 2015

Zero-based budgeting moves beyond a crisis tool, firms rail against private monitors, and Toshiba's accounting scandal widens.

Zero-Based Budgeting: No Longer Just a Crisis Tool

CFO

A classic business tool has gained a “new edge” as it evolves into an ongoing process.

Meet the Private Watchdogs Who Police Financial Institutions

Wall Street Journal (subscription may be required)

Banks and other companies frequently grumble about excessive prying by monitors, and about the seven or eight-figure bills they run up.

Toshiba Delays Annual Results Again as More Accounting Errors Found

Reuters

Japan's Toshiba Corp. delayed announcing its annual financial results on Monday, saying it had found more accounting errors.

The Generation Gap in Accounting is Widening

Accounting Web

Partners and staffers alike, feeling stifled and underused at their current firms, are finding a broad array of new opportunities at other firms.

When You Shouldn’t Try to Dominate a Negotiation

Harvard Business Review

In negotiations with many moving parts, negotiators need to find a conversational dynamic that allows them to exchange information effectively.