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The Relevance of Trend Variables for the Prediction of Corporate Crises and Insolvencies Cover

The Relevance of Trend Variables for the Prediction of Corporate Crises and Insolvencies

Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business
Volume 18 (2015): Issue 1 (May 2015)
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Open Access
|May 2015
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/zireb-2015-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1849-1162 | Journal ISSN: 1331-5609
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Language: English
Page range: 17 - 49
Published on: May 22, 2015
Published by: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
insolvency prediction,
discriminant analysis,
accounting ratios,
trend variables
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
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Macroeconomics,
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Marketing, sales, customer relations,
Management, organization, corporate governance

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