Firm failure prediction models: A critique and a review of recent developments

Advances in Entrepreneurial Finance: With Applications from Behavioral Finance and Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 185-204

  Constand, Richard L ^a   Yazdipour, Rassoul ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7527-0_10     Document Type: Chapter

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