Over the last dozen years, the topic of small and medium enterprise (SME) default prediction
has developed into a relevant research domain that has grown for important reasons …

This study reviews the methodologies used in the literature to predict failure in small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We identified 145 SMEs' default prediction studies from …

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the effective economic engines of most
develo** countries. Unfortunately, due to resource constraints, the failure rate of SMEs is …

Given the fluctuations in markets and the financial and resource constraints of SMEs,
innovation is one of the solutions for improving performance, gaining competitive advantage …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test whether the qualitative variables regarding the
territory and the firm–territory relationship can improve the accuracy rates of small business …

The objectives of this study are to predict bankruptcy risk among SMEs in the hospitality
industry for a three-year horizon period and to investigate the factors that are significant in …

The fundamental issue of performance of SMEs has been intensively analyzed by academia
mainly through performance models. Performance models are largely focused on predicting …

This paper explores the adequacy of agency theory in explaining the venture capitalist (VC)-
entrepreneur relationship through a firm life-cycle perspective. The findings indicate that …

It is not easy to stand up again after any failure because the collapse may not only bind with
the business organisation but it may root straight away to the individual or personality of the …

The role played by small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in employment creation,
economic growth and poverty reduction of the develo** world cannot be overemphasised …