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. 2014 Dec;122:81–89. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.020

Table 2.

Factor analysis on institutional logics.

Factor 1
Entrepreneurial commercialism
Factor 2
Duty to staff and patients
Factor 3
Managerialism
Factor 4
Public goods
Eigenvalue 8.30 4.39 2.44 1.50
Percent variance 21.84 11.56 6.41 3.96
Pattern matrix Loading
2 Supporting staff through personal difficulties .587
3 Having a practice business plan .435
4 Having harmonious relations in the practice .630
5 My responsibility for the care provided .489
6 Happy atmosphere amongst staff .655
7 Opportunities to sell to the patient .548
8 Reputation of the practice in the local community .374
9 Maintaining business to secure staff employment .517
11 Staff should share same work related values .578
12 Identifying new business opportunities .764
13 Practice endures for longstanding patients .648
14 Retaining staff in the practice .725
15 Receiving support from staff .643
16 Equal care standards whether NHS or Private .359 .348
18 Discuss treatment options with patients .408
19 Dentists professionally responsible for patients .421
20 Financial implications of advising patients .316
23 Patient satisfaction with care provided .456
24 Accountable to commissioners for care −.379 .384
25 Review of practice policies and procedures −.726
27 Care as part of a publicly funded system .656
28 Expanding the practice as a business .859
29 Building goodwill to enhance value of practice .548
30 Paper trail of practice procedures −.655
31 Payment schedule statistics for performance information .403
32 Supporting staff through professional difficulties .640
33 Using public money in cost-efficient way .585
34 Feeling part of the NHS .592
35 Expanding the practice as a business .863
36 The branding of the practice .741
39 Business aspects of the practice .667
40 Positioning the practice in the market place .772
42 Reducing population inequalities in oral health .567
43 Adapting the business in a changing environment .563
44 Remuneration in line with years of training/skills .341
45 Identifying new business opportunities .867
46 Regular review of practice policies and procedures −.785
47 Being highly regarded by other local dentists .404
Factor intercorrelations
 Factor 1 Entrepreneurial commercialism .19 −.19 .10
 Factor 2 Duty to staff and patients −.29 .18
 Factor 3 Managerialism −.15