Prior discussions of management turnover during financial distress have examined bankrupt and non-bankrupt firms as distinct groupings with little overlap. Separately investigating rates of turnover in-bankruptcy and out-of-bankruptcy, without a direct comparison between the two, has resulted in...

This paper examines whether managers impact firm performance when their firms are in distress. We conservatively define managerial ability as the manager's capacity to deploy the firm's resources. We verify the validity of our metric using a manager-firm matched panel data set which allows us to...

Covid-19 pandemic poses an existential threat to European SMEs' financial resilience with significant consequences for the European economy. Using a unique firm‐level survey data on SME financing conditions and a new measurement approach, this paper focuses on the insolvency risk of European...

There has been intensive research regarding artificial intelligence (AI) models for predicting bankruptcy in recent years. In this study, a data-driven case-based reasoning (CBR) method is proposed for bankruptcy prediction, testing its performance with financial data from German companies. A...

This study aims to obtain empirical evidence of the effect of Board Size, Woman on Boards on Financial Distress, as well as the Role of Political Connections in Moderating Board Size, Woman on Boards on Financial Distress. This study seeks to identify the effect of Board Size, Woman on Boards on...

This research aims to confirm the reliability of agency theory as an approach to explaining the impact of CEO narcissism, corporate governance as represented by boards of size and female directors, financial distress, and company size on corporate tax avoidance. In this quantitative study,...

This research proves the consistency of Agency Theory as a solution to explain the role of the influence of profitability, board size, woman on board, which is divided into two, namely woman on board of commissioner and woman on board of directors, as well as political connections to financial...

The paper analyses options in case of insolvency. Although insolvency plans empirically are very successful, they are not used very much. Reasons that prevent their application and possibilities for their promotion are discussed.

Mit der Einführung des ESUG wurde das Insolvenzrecht Deutschlands im Jahr 2012 reformiert. Das ESUG eröffnet neue Sanierungswege, z. B. das eigenverwaltete Schutzschirmverfahren vor der Insolvenz und die Eigenverwaltung während des Eröffnungsverfahrens. Insgesamt beantragen weiterhin nur...

Upstream producers that possess market power, sell forwards with a lengthy duration to regional electricity companies (REC). As part of the liberalization of the electricity market, RECs have been privatized and exposed to a possible bankruptcy threat if spot prices have fallen below their...