Properties of accounting and finance information and their effects on the performance of bankers and models in predicting company failure

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 155-193

  Gadenne, David ^a   Iselin, Errol R ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 23744440698     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00309     Document Type: Article

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