Mentorship and career mobility: An empirical investigation
Наставничество и мобильность в карьере: эмпирическое исследование
1992-03-01
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Abstract The literature on mentorship is briefly reviewed, revealing that many studies have documented the functions that mentors provide to proteges, including vocational and psychosocial support. This study investigates the link between these functions and the career mobility outcomes of proteges. Results from a random sample of 244 manufacturing managers supports previous research on the dimensions of mentoring. Further, vocational (coaching) and psycho‐social (social support) were found to be related to managers' salary level and promotions. Implications of these results for future studies of mentoring are discussed.
Key Findings
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Analysis of a random sample of 244 manufacturing managers supports previously identified dimensions of mentoring.
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Mentors provide vocational (coaching) and psychosocial (social support) functions to proteges as documented in prior literature and supported by this study.
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Psychosocial (social support) mentoring is related to managers' promotion outcomes.
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The observed links between mentoring functions and career mobility have implications for future mentoring studies.
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Vocational (coaching) mentoring is related to managers' salary level.
Research Object
Mentorship functions provided to proteges (vocational/coaching and psychosocial/social support) in a sample of manufacturing managers
Research Subject
Relationship between mentorship functions (vocational/coaching and psychosocial/social support) and proteges' career mobility outcomes (salary level and promotions)
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