Data system for assessing probability of failure in SME reorganization

Industrial Management & Data Systems

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 849-866

  Laitinen, Erkki K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Information systems; Regression analysis; Risk analysis; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COMPUTER NETWORKS; CURVE FITTING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINANCE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PROBABILITY; RAILROAD PLANT AND STRUCTURES; RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DATA SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RISK ANALYSIS; SMALL ENTERPRISES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 51749116530     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570810897964     Document Type: Article

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