title: Professional and business role orientations among practicing pharmacists.
abstract: This paper examines business and professional role orientations among practicing pharmacists. Data from pharmacists in six urban centres in Canada are examined, focusing on three questions: the co-existence of these two role orientations, the factors related to each and the relevance for actual practice behaviors. The data analyses show a lack of correlation between business and professional role orientations and their co-existence in some instances, the particular importance of work setting and current position for role orientation and beneficial practice behaviors related to high professional orientations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003132:Commerce; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010595:Pharmacists; D012380:Role; D012737:Sex Factors