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A Study of Willingness to Mentor

In: Boundaryless Careers and Occupational Well-being

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  • Paola Gatti
  • Stefania Santoro

Abstract

Mentoring has been defined as “a relationship between a young adult and an older, more experienced adult that helps the younger individual learn to navigate in the adult world and in the world of work” (Kram, 1985, 2). Mentoring is a developmental relationship that can be beneficial to the mentor and the organization as a whole, as well as to the protégé (Eby, Durley, Evans & Ragins, 2006). The benefits are chiefly subjective (Allen, Eby, Poteet, Lentz & Lima, 2004), and affect attitudes, interpersonal relations, and motivation/involvement and, to a lesser extent, health-related outcomes (Eby, Allen, Evans, Ng, & Dubois, 2008). Mentoring thus seems capable of promoting organizational well-being, a goal that can be more effectively reached if mentoring is informal (Chao, Walz & Gardner, 1992).

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  • Paola Gatti & Stefania Santoro, 2011. "A Study of Willingness to Mentor," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Michela Cortini & Giancarlo Tanucci & Estelle Morin (ed.), Boundaryless Careers and Occupational Well-being, chapter 23, pages 289-300, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-28185-1_24
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230281851_24
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