We present a new approach to evaluation of bankruptcy risk of firms based on the rough set theory. The concept of a rough set appeared to be an effective tool for the analysis of information systems representing knowledge gained by experience. The financial information system describes a set of...

The paper investigates the effect of the changes in the accounting standards on the efficiency estimates of the Greek banks. The paper presents the main changes in the accounting system for the Greek commercial banks with the adoption of IFRS. Using the financial reports of the banks for the...

The paper deals with issues associated with identification of stocks generating abnormal returns. Following the findings of a finance theory regarding portfolio tilting, a set of price-related stocks' attributes was analyzed. The analysis was conducted with the help of rough sets methodology...

This paper attempts to identify characteristics of biodiversity and other (forest) ecosystem conditions that are considered essential for a description of ecosystem functioning and development of sustainable forest management practices in the Siberian forests. This is accomplished through an...

Risk a basic parameter of portfolio selection and its modelling involves some difficulties. Thus, more and more researchers try to find a solution to this problem proposing other measures than the classic ones used in portfolio selection. On the other hand, Multicriteria Decision Aid has known a...

Falsifying financial statements involves the manipulation of financial accounts by overstating assets, sales and profit, or understating liabilities, expenses or losses. This paper explores the effectiveness of an innovative classification methodology in detecting firms that issue falsified...