Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction: Understanding Bankruptcy
Ignatius U. Ekanem
Chapter 2. Determinants of Small Business Failure
Edna I. Stan-Maduka
Chapter 3. The Prediction of Firm Failure: Estimating Firms’ Indebtedness and Probability of Default
Marianna Succurro
Chapter 4. Assessing the Risk of Bankruptcy: A Case Study of a European Manufacturing Company
Nicoleta Bărbuţă-Mişu
Chapter 5. Assessing the Risk of Bankruptcy for Large European Companies during the Period of 2006 – 2015
Nicoleta Bărbuţă-Mişu
Chapter 6. Analytical Procedures in an Auditor’s Assessment of the Going Concern Assumption for Unstable Companies: Empirical Evidence
Sanja Sever Mališ and Suzana Keglević Kozjak
Chapter 7. The Auditor’s Assessment of Going Concern as an Integral Part of a Financial Statement Audit
Sanja Sever Mališ and Mateja Brozović
Chapter 8. Financially Distressed Firms’ Investment Decisions in Developing Countries: The Case of Mexico
Carlos Álvarez-Cuevas, Begoña Torre-Olmo and Carlos López-Gutiérrez
Chapter 9. The Impact of International Financial Reporting Standards Adoption on Earnings Management: Evidence from EU Countries (pp. 173-194)
Suman Lodh and Monomita Nandy
Chapter 10. Access to Credit as a Tool for Overcoming SME Failures: A Case of Sub Saharan Africa
Trevor Hambayi and Lakshmi Narasimhan Vedanthachari
Chapter 11. Understanding the Bankruptcy Process by the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Entrepreneurs in London
Ignatius Ekanem
Chapter 12. The Influence of Culture and Religion on the Attitude of Ethnic Minorities (BMEs) Towards Debt and Bankruptcy
Ignatius Ekanem
Chapter 13. African Entrepreneurs and Their Attitudes Towards Support and Advice on Debt and Bankruptcy
Ignatius Ekanem
Chapter 14. From Bankruptcy to Restart among Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Entrepreneurs in London
Ignatius Ekanem
List of Contributors
Index
Reviews
Finance is omnipresent being imbricated in everyone’s everyday life. Implications of financialisation are potentially pernicious. In an uncertain world, it has never been more important for individuals to make informed decisions especially when confronted with bankruptcy. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of bankruptcy issues and perspectives. Importantly, this book deals with how to manage bankruptcy and go forwards positively. – Dr. Louise Boulter, author of the best-selling Financial Times book on Benchmarking
Understanding Bankruptcy: Global Issues, Perspectives and Challenges” provides a comprehensive and concise exposition of debt and bankruptcy. Integrating academic theory and concepts with empirical evidence, the book discusses in detail the analyses of the issues involved in predicting and avoiding bankruptcy. It is presented in a practical and simplified way to be useful for students, academics and practitioners. – Dr. Ellis Osabutey, Middlesex University Business School
“Finance is omnipresent being imbricated in everyone’s everyday life. Implications of financialisation are potentially pernicious. In an uncertain world, it has never been more important for individuals to make informed decisions especially when confronted with bankruptcy. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of bankruptcy issues and perspectives. Importantly, this book deals with how to manage bankruptcy and go forwards positively.” – Dr Louise Boulter, author of the best-selling Financial Times book on Benchmarking
“Understanding Bankruptcy: Global Issues, Perspectives and Challenges” provides a comprehensive and concise exposition of debt and bankruptcy. Integrating academic theory and concepts with empirical evidence, the book discusses in detail the analyses of the issues involved in predicting and avoiding bankruptcy. It is presented in a practical and simplified way to be useful for students, academics and practitioners.” – Dr Ellis Osabutey, Middlesex University Business School
The book is written for academics, researchers, practitioners (including insolvency practitioners), company directors, entrepreneurs, students and individuals.