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Mentoring and Organizational Performance: A Review of Effects of Mentoring on Small and Medium Enterprises

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  • Hussain Shah, Muzaffar
  • bin Othman, Abdul Rahim
  • bin Mansor, Mohd Najib

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Mentoring has gained substantial attention in small and medium enterprises in recent years due to its high impact on business performance. Several studies have delineated the impact of mentoring on small and medium enterprises and found mentoring is helpful for improving organizational performance and transferring information from experienced entrepreneurs to inexperienced or les experienced entrepreneurs which leads to higher productivity of organization, better job satisfaction, and retention of workers. This study reviews the literature of mentoring and the components of mentoring. Findings of the study depict that mentoring has a positive impact on business performance. Moreover, the results also implicate significant decision-making suggestions for SMEs that improved business performance can be achieved by enabling efficient mentoring programs. These programs would benefits employee as well as the organization. Mentoring programs not only increase the value of employees but also the effectiveness of the business.

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  • Hussain Shah, Muzaffar & bin Othman, Abdul Rahim & bin Mansor, Mohd Najib, 2016. "Mentoring and Organizational Performance: A Review of Effects of Mentoring on Small and Medium Enterprises," Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan, vol. 2(2), pages 143-158, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:src:jbsree:v:2:y:2016:i:2:p:143-158
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v2i2.31
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    1. Adejare Yusuff Aremu & Arfan Shahzad & Shahizan Hassan, 2021. "The Empirical Evidence of Enterprise Resource Planning System Adoption and Implementation on Firm’s Performance Among Medium-Sized Enterprises," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 22(6), pages 1375-1404, December.
    2. Slamet Rosyadi & Ayusia Sabhita Kusuma & Elpeni Fitrah & Agus Haryanto & Wiwiek Adawiyah, 2020. "The Multi-Stakeholder’s Role in an Integrated Mentoring Model for SMEs in the Creative Economy Sector," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(4), pages 21582440209, October.

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