Early-warning system for crisis in SMEs: preliminary evidence from Finland and the UK

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-102

  Laitinen, E K ^a   Gin Chong, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting systems; Capital; Company failure; Investment; Modelling; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993089890     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006665     Document Type: Article

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