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Employability and Job Performance as Links in the Relationship Between Mentoring Receipt and Career Success : A Study in SMEs

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  • Nikos Bozionelos

    (Audencia Business School)

  • Konstantinos Kostopoulos

    (University of Piraeus)

  • Beatrice van der Heijden

    (Radboud University [Nijmegen], Open Universiteit Nederland [Heerlen], University of Twente)

  • Denise Rousseau

    (CMU - Carnegie Mellon University [Pittsburgh])

  • Giorgos Bozionelos

    (General Hospital of Katerini - General Hospital of Katerini)

  • Thomas Hoyland

    (University of Hull [United Kingdom])

  • Rentao Miao

    (CUEB - Capital University of Economics and Business)

  • Izabela Marzec

    (University of Economics in Katowice)

  • Piotr Jędrzejowicz

    (Gdynia Maritime University)

  • Olga Epitropaki

    (ALBA Graduate Business School [Athens, Greece])

  • Aslaug Mikkelsen

    (University of Stavanger)

  • Dora Scholarios

    (University of Strathclyde [Glasgow])

  • Claudia van der Heijde

    (UvA - University of Amsterdam [Amsterdam] = Universiteit van Amsterdam)

Abstract

This study developed and tested a model that posited employability and job performance as intervening variables in the relationship between receipt of mentoring and career success. Participants were 207 information technology (IT) professionals employed in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in three European countries. Mentoring receipt was related to both employability and job performance. Employability mediated the relationship of mentoring receipt with objective and subjective career success, as well as its relationship with job performance. The findings indicate that receipt of mentoring is connected to job performance, a link that has hitherto lacked empirical evidence. In addition, they suggest a pivotal role for employability in the relationship of mentoring receipt with job performance and career success. Overall, this study helps unveil the mechanism through which mentoring affects career outcomes. Moreover, it shows that the benefits of mentoring hold outside the context of large corporations.

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  • Nikos Bozionelos & Konstantinos Kostopoulos & Beatrice van der Heijden & Denise Rousseau & Giorgos Bozionelos & Thomas Hoyland & Rentao Miao & Izabela Marzec & Piotr Jędrzejowicz & Olga Epitropaki & A, 2016. "Employability and Job Performance as Links in the Relationship Between Mentoring Receipt and Career Success : A Study in SMEs," Post-Print hal-02312094, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02312094
    DOI: 10.1177/1059601115617086
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    1. Nazanin Naderiadib Alpler & Huseyin Arasli, 2020. "Can Hindrance Stressors Change the Nature of Perceived Employability? An Empirical Study in the Hotel Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Shuai Chen & Duanxu Wang & Yun Zhou & Ziguang Chen & Daoyou Wu, 2017. "When too little or too much hurts: Evidence for a curvilinear relationship between team faultlines and performance," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 34(4), pages 931-950, December.
    3. Nikos Bozionelos & Cai-Hui (veronica) Lin & Kin Yi Lee, 2020. "Enhancing the sustainability of employees' careers through training : The roles of career actors' openness and of supervisor support," Post-Print hal-02312413, HAL.
    4. Nazanin Naderiadib Alpler & Huseyin Arasli & Winifred Lema Doh, 2021. "The Moderating Role of Employability in the Hospitality Industry: Undesired Job Outcomes," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(1), pages 21582440219, February.
    5. Zhongju Liao & Jialin Cheng, 2020. "Can a firm's environmental innovation attract job seekers? Evidence from experiments," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(2), pages 542-551, March.
    6. Lu, Vinh Nhat & Scholz, Brett & Nguyen, Long T.V., 2018. "Work integrated learning in international marketing: Student insights," Australasian marketing journal, Elsevier, vol. 26(2), pages 132-139.

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