E. Bejerot et al., CHANGES IN CONTROL-SYSTEMS ASSESSED BY PUBLICLY EMPLOYED DENTISTS IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS, Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 56(1), 1998, pp. 30-35
In the public service sector in Sweden, including dentistry;, changes
in management control systems have occurred. The extent and content of
such self-assessed changes are described and analyzed for dentists in
relation to other academicians. A questionnaire was answered by 306 d
entists in the Public Dental Health Service and 3600 other academician
s in Sweden, The response rate was 67%-77%. Three areas of chance were
found in factor analysis: management by objectives. by dialogue, and
by hierarchy. In logistic regression models, dentists reported fivefol
d increases in management by objectives as compared with other academi
cians. Reported increases In management by dialogue were less for dent
ists. Having a female supervisor was related to increase of management
by hierarchy. it is concluded that clear chan cs in management style
have occurred and that dentists are notable for increase of management
by objectives.