@article {Gondim12, author = {Frederico Gama Gondim}, title = {Generating Great Results through ZBB}, volume = {20}, number = {2}, pages = {12--14}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.3905/jpe.2017.20.2.012}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {Have you ever looked at your income statement and felt that over time, despite all your efforts, your operational results continue a downward trend? Several drivers might be behind this{\textemdash}but it might be a good idea to consider your costs and expenses, since there is a significant chance they are what is affecting your results. If that is the case, a Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) approach could be a good method to boost your results and help you regain some of your lost profitability. ZBB is a budgeting technique in which expenses must be redefined for each new cycle instead of using the previous period as a reference.TOPICS: Private equity, equity portfolio management, performance measurement, security analysis and valuation}, issn = {1096-5572}, URL = {https://jpe.pm-research.com/content/20/2/12}, eprint = {https://jpe.pm-research.com/content/20/2/12.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Private Equity (Retired)} }