Prediktioner och förklaringsmodeller för konkurser i aktiebolag - en studie av tre svenska aktiebolag i konkurs
Title: Predictions and explanation models for bankruptcy in stock-companies
? A study of three failed Swedish companies
Author: Tim Svanberg
Supervisor: Emil Numminen
Department: School of Management, Blekinge Institute of technology
Course: Bachelor?s thesis in business administration, 10 credits
Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to find explanation for bankruptcy with
the help of prediction models. The purpose is also to add explanation by using
Behavioral analysis
Method: Quantitative research of bankruptcies using financial prediction models
and qualitative study of psychological pitfalls. The study is deductive.
Results: I found that it is possible to explain the bankruptcies using the
prediction models. The behavioural perspective adds further explanation. The
results from the companies that didn?t go bankruptcy were ambiguous.