Predicting corporate bankruptcy: Where we stand?

Corporate Governance

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-33

  Aziz, M Adnan ^a   Dar, Humayon A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bankruptcy; Corporate finances; Financial analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644915033     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700610649436     Document Type: Article

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