A systematic overview of the prediction of business failure

Abstract

This paper proposes a systematic analysis and revision of the literature to predict business failure. The systematic literature review (SLR) is done using Scopus database that is one of the biggest scientific databases. The study analyses the state-of-the-art of the subject between 1968 and 2017. At first are defining the keywords relevant to the subject, and are synthesising the publications across years identifying a growing trend in the literature. Also are detailing the most relevant journals and cited papers. This kind of study is valid to evaluate the scientific production across the years, to find the most important contributions and to have a global vision of the subject. Furthermore this information is useful to researchers to begin the study of a subject and to know the literature tendency.