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Organizational E-Mentoring and Learning: An Exploratory Study

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  • Vidya V. Haran

    (University of Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA)

  • Anand Jeyaraj

    (Wright State University, Dayton, USA)

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This article explores the process by which e-mentoring unfolds in organizational settings, emphasizing the crucial role of learning that acts as the intermediate step between mentoring functions and organizational outcomes. Specifically, the authors investigate how e-mentoring functions—career support, psycho-social, and role modeling—support the protégé's learning, and how learning increases organizational commitment of the protégés. Data was collected through an online survey of 59 individuals in two multinational organizations that had mentoring programs. Analysis using SmartPLS 3.0 showed that career and role modeling support are statistically significant predictors of learning, and learning predicts organizational commitment as expected. Contrary to face-to-face mentoring literature, the direct link between the mentoring functions and organizational commitment is not supported. The authors conclude with implications for research and practice.

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  • Vidya V. Haran & Anand Jeyaraj, 2019. "Organizational E-Mentoring and Learning: An Exploratory Study," Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), IGI Global, vol. 32(1), pages 58-72, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:rmj000:v:32:y:2019:i:1:p:58-72
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    1. Harold Tinoco-Giraldo & Eva María Torrecilla Sánchez & Francisco José García-Peñalvo, 2020. "E-Mentoring in Higher Education: A Structured Literature Review and Implications for Future Research," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-23, May.
    2. Jaya Ahuja & Harish Puppala & Rommel P. Sergio & Ettiene Paul Hoffman, 2023. "E-Leadership Is Un(usual): Multi-Criteria Analysis of Critical Success Factors for the Transition from Leadership to E-Leadership," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-20, April.

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