Didier Van Caillie

Risk of death and the economic accessibility at the dialysis therapy for the renal insufficient patients in Lubumbashi city, Democratic Republic of Congo

The last five years, Lubumbashi records the emergence centers of dialysis. We achieved this study to evaluate the risk factors of death for the renal insufficient patients and the economic accessibility to this peak therapy. A cross sectional study based on a random sample of 53 patients has been completed in 2012. The data is analyzed using the SPSS 19.0 software. A significance level of p < 0.05 and Confidence interval fixed to 95%. The Fischer exact test and the odds ratio have been used. The participation rate was 65.4%. The mean age was 49.49 ± 13.30 years old and 60.4% were aged > 50 years old. The sex ratio 0.3 women by men was noted. 83% of patients was private versus other category (p<0.05). 66% are renal insufficient chronic patients versus 34% of recent renal insufficient patients. 90% of patients were diabetic hypertensive. The patients’ monthly income declared was US

The Role of Government in Path-Dependent Development of SME Sector in Ukraine

205 for 52.8% of patients, US

Sustainable performance management in high-end luxury goods firms: the use of the "Reputation-Clock" Model

525 for 34% patients and US

The design of performance monitoring systems in healthcare organizations : a stakeholder perspective

750 for 13.2% of patients versus US

The Concept of Economic Security of Enterprise in Ukrainian Economic Thoughts

1, 270 monthly mean care cost. The deaths are associated statistically with an interruption of the treatment (χ2=9.30, p=0.0022, OR= 8.5) and with the irregularity of treatment (χ2=8.65, p=0.0032, OR=6). Africa in comparison with countries of other continents, to invest in advanced medical equipment is a salutary measure, but the majority of patients are not able to pay the costs of health care. Our results shown that, the dialysis became an ultimate recourse for the renal insufficient patients at Lubumbashi city but the economic accessibility remains a major obstacle. Consequently, its important to subsidize the health care of these patients.

The business failure process : towards an integrative model of the literature

This article studies evolution of governmental support for SME development from the times of Perestroika until 2013. Guided by institutional theory, the article revises SME development in Ukraine and explains government actions through the prism of path dependence. The analysis is conducted within a matrix logic resuming the data by several periods of time corresponding to changes in the Ukrainian government and being juxtaposed to the main stages of the path dependence analytical framework. The study reveals main trends in governmental support for small business and main challenges remaining nowadays.

Towards a Taxonomy of Explanatory Failure Patterns for Small Firms: A Quantitative Research Analysis

This chapter aims to provide the luxury industry and academia with a value creation model, the SLOW (Sustainable Luxury for Overall Well-being) that represents different types of sustainability engagement relevant to luxury industry dynamics. The SLOW model focuses on sustainability strategies and sustainable practices of luxury goods/services companies based on a value creation model that takes into consideration both shareholder value and social value. The vertical axis is built on the luxury goods/services company’s need to manage the business with added shareholder value while the horizontal axis is built on the company’s need to create social value, as necessitated by today’s societal and environmental challenges. The four plots that represent different types of sustainability engagement in the luxury industry are Self-indulgent Luxury, Refined Luxury, Thoughtful Luxury, and Sustainable Luxury for Overall Well-being, respectively. The SLOW value creation model is a theoretical contribution that helps understand and differentiate between four different types of sustainability engagement that lead to varying degrees of shareholder value and social value. The model sets the stage for further empirical research in the sustainable management of luxury.

The concept of "Economic Added Result", a new tool to prevent bankruptcy ?

Monitoring hospitals performance is evolving over time in search of more efficiency by integrating additional levels of care, reducing costs and keeping staff up-to-date. To fulfill these three potentially divergent aspects and to monitor performance, healthcare administrators are using dissimilar management control tools. To explain why, we suggest to go beyond traditional contingent factors to assess the role of the different stakeholders that are at the heart of any healthcare organization. We rely first on seminal studies to appraise the role of the main healthcare players and their influence on some organizational attributes. We then consider the managerial awareness and the perception of a suitable management system to promote a strategy-focused organization. Our methodology is based on a qualitative approach of twenty-two case studies, led in two heterogeneous environments (Belgium and Lebanon), comparing the managerial choice of a management system within three different healthcare organizational structures. Our findings allow us to illustrate, for each healthcare player, his positioning within the healthcare systems. Thus, we define how his role, perception and responsiveness manipulate the organizations internal climate and shape the design of the performance monitoring systems. In particular, we highlight the managerial role and influence on the choice of an adequate management system.

Vers une taxonomie des profils d’entrée dans un processus de défaillance : Un focus sur les micro- et petites entreprises en difficulté

This paper addresses the theoretical foundation for an economic concept largely present in some Eastern-European economic literature: the concept of “economic security of enterprise (ESE)”. In the first part, we provide a brief explanation of the specific conditions of economic and social transformation in the post-Soviet economic science that have led to the introduction of the term “economic security of enterprise”. Next, we discuss specific features of the concept based on a content analysis of Ukrainian research theses devoted to ESE. We conclude with a proposition of a definition of ESE, discussions of possible managerial application of this concept and determination of challenges for further research.