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In: Strategic Direction 23 (2007) 11, pp. 20-22

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

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Flying lessons: Malaysia and other airlines avoiding Pan Am’s final destination

Thomas, Mark - In: Strategic Direction 31 (2015) 8, pp. 26-28

Purpose – This article examines the strategic option of airlines facing a crisis. It analyses the current troubles faced by Malaysia Airlines (MAS). Having faced major crises in five months in 2014, the company has been saved only by nationalisation and has a very uncertain future. However,...

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Survival lessons from a dying Kingfisher

Pathak, Atul Arun - In: Strategic Direction 31 (2015) 8, pp. 13-16

Purpose – This article focuses on the lessons that can be learnt from the bankruptcy of Kingfisher airlines (KFA …

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The occurrence of Finobacci numbers in time series of financial accounting ratios: Anomalies or indicators of firm survival, bankruptcy and fraud? An exploratory study

Amershi, A.H; Feroz, E.H - In: Managerial Finance 26 (2000) 11, pp. 5-20

Conducts an exploratory analysis of the probability distribution of the ratio total debt/total invest capital, to determine if the occurrence of the Finobacci golden mean and ratio, as possible values of this ratio, are random or indicative of firm survival. Uses highly technical mathematical...

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Predicting return outcomes to shareholders from companies entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Partington, Graham; Russel, Philip; Stevenson, Max; … - In: Managerial Finance 27 (2001) 4, pp. 78-96

Reviews previous research on predicting financial distress and the effects of US Chapter 11 bankruptcy (C11B); and …

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Macroeconomic determinants of personal bankruptcies

Hussain, Iftikhar - In: Managerial Finance 28 (2002) 6, pp. 20-33

Outlines trends in UK personal bankruptcies and relevant research; and explores the reasons for their dramatic rise since 1990. Explains the process of econometric analysis used to interpet the statistics and presents the results, which support the argument that higher indebtedness leads to more...

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Bankruptcy, Working Capital and Funds Flow Components

Gentry, James A.; Newbold, Paul; Whitford, David T. - In: Managerial Finance 10 (1984) 3, pp. 26-39

The objectives of this study are to offer cash based funds flow components as an alternative to financial ratios for classifying the financial performance of companies; to test empirically the ability of funds flow components to distinguish between failed and nonfailed companies with special...

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Corporate governance changes around bankruptcy

Olsen, Brett C.; Tamm, Chris - In: Managerial Finance 43 (2017) 10, pp. 1152-1169

from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The purpose of this paper is to posit that firms alter their governance toward a more effective … framework during restructuring, leading to emergence as a better performing firm. Design/methodology/approach The data set … includes large firms that filed for bankruptcy between 1998 and 2013. Financial and governance characteristics prior to filing …

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Competitive strategy and industry contagion following traditional Chapter 11 bankruptcy announcements

Hunsader, Kenneth; Delcoure, Natalya; Pennywell, Gwendolyn - In: Managerial Finance 39 (2013) 11, pp. 1032-1055

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of bankruptcy announcements on the bankrupt firm … effects when a firm within the industry announces a bankruptcy. Extending current research, the paper finds strategic … is more uncertain as substantiated by the difference between traditional and non-traditional bankruptcy filings …

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