Entropy for Business Failure Prediction: An Improved Prediction Model for the Construction Industry

This paper examines empirically the effectiveness of entropy measures derived from information theory combined with discriminant analysis in the prediction of construction business failure. Such failure in modern complex supply chains is an extremely disruptive force, and its likelihood is a key fac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jay Bal, Yen Cheung, Hsu-Che Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asia University 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Decision Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/459751