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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Corporate Failure"”.
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Machine learning for corporate failure prediction : an empirical study of South African companies
… an empirical model for the prediction of corporate failure in South Africa through the application of machine learning techniques using information generally available to investors. The study began with a thorough review of the corporate failure literature, breaking the process of …
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The use of defensive intervals in corporate failure prediction and auditors' going concern evaluations
… that defensive intervals make to business failure prediction. Multiple discriminant analysis (MDA) was the basic technique employed to evaluate this contribution. Using ratio sets found to be good predictors in prior research as a starting point, discriminant models were constructed that …
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The characteristics of successful and unsuccessful resolution of corporate failure on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
… creditors. This finding means that South African corporate restructuring activities relies more on assets characteristics rather than financial characteristics.
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A corporate failure prediction model for non-financial South African corporates incorporating best practices used by the credit industry
… of an increase in South African non-financial corporate failure, where advance prediction thereof will become even more important. A number of South African non-financial corporate failures have occurred following the financial crisis. In addition, South Africa experienced a watershed moment …
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Predicting corporate failure: an application of Altman's Z-score and Altman's EMS models to the JSE Alternative Exchange from 2008 to 2012
… listed on the Alt-X have a higher likelihood of corporate failure. This study applies the Altman Z-Score and the Altman Z'EM score in order to identify trends in corporate solvency of Alt-X listed companies. Thereafter bond equivalent ratios are calculated for further analysis.
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Reducing the redundancy of financial ratios and assessing the stability of financial patterns
… The financial ratios used in prior Australian corporate failure studies were used to derive a reduced set of factors that was predictive of corporate failure (e.g., Castagna & Matolesy, 1981: Booth, 1983). These factors were examined for the short – and long-term stability of these factors. The …
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Corporate bankruptcy : assessment, analysis and prediction of financial distress, insolvency, and failure
… of understanding, predicting and analyzing corporate failure and bankruptcy. Part I covers the definitions of corporate failure, explains the bankruptcy process and then classifies various potential causes of failure into broad categories. The causes are bifurcated into company-specific …
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Using Altman's Z-Score to assess the appropiateness of management's use of the going assumption in the preparation of financial statements
… of financial statements, by applying two corporate failure prediction models developed by Altman to South Africa listed companies. The study compares the predictive accuracy of the two models against each other and against auditors’ actual going concern decisions. The results indicate that …
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Family, Kinship, and Contested Governance in Australian Indigenous Organisations
… 1970s, these organisations have experienced poor corporate governance, often leading to corporate failure and legal action. This failure has been conceptualised in binary terms, as being caused by (a) the cultural incompatibility of traditional Indigenous governance principles, practices, and …
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The moderating effect of firm size on corporate governance practices with firm’s capital structure
Risk of corporate failure exists in every industry in Malaysia and it is worsening in tandem with economic crisis in 1997. A total number of companies that are delisted from the last 25 years suggest that the delisting of companies is very high. The main reason for delisting of such companies was …
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Impact of King III: The relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and listing suspensions
… the relationship between listing suspensions and corporate governance mechanisms which are related to the board of directors. The study also examined the effectiveness of King III in improving corporate governance on companies listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange of South Africa (JSE). …
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Identification of Economic Value Drivers Impacting Operational Cash Flows in the Casual Theme Restaurant Industry
… conceptually and empirically by researchers in corporate failure, and in the areas of finance, accounting, strategic management, and the hospitality industry in the past. The belief is that the more systematic and frequent the scanning performed by managers the higher the chances of improving …
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The personality of company directors as a behavioural risk contributor in the corporate governance process : regulatory intervention as a risk management mechanism.
This thesis examines behavioural risks in corporate governance, and seeks to ascertain what constitutes behaviour. It finds upon an examination and analysis of literature that “personality” and “situations” are elements which contribute to behaviour. Consideration of risk management mechanisms in …
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Developing a model indicating the effect of Corporate Governance on Accounting Ratios and Firm Value of Firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange
… the impact and dynamic interaction amongst corporate governance, accounting ratios on the firm value of selected listed firms in Nigeria. It also studied the trend analysis of the selected sampled firms with a convenience sampling method. The study further theoretically investigated the …