The mental map of Dutch entrepreneurs. Changes in the subjective rating of locations in the Netherlands, 1983-1993-2003

Figure 5 Principal components analysis, rotation of four components, 2003

5a Loadings on factor 1

5b Loadings on factor 2

5c Loadings on factor 3

5d Loadings on factor 4

Component 2 expresses the opposition between the southern provinces, on the one
hand, and the central and northern Netherlands, with Hilversum as the center of gravity,
on the other (Figure 5b). The pattern of loadings is the same as the one that was found
for the second of three rotated components for this survey, the one that seems to be new.
As mentioned, it is difficult to interpret in terms of location factors. It is a fact that

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