Abstract
We investigated the relationship between anticipated costs and benefits of being a mentor, mentoring experience, and intentions to mentor among a sample of 275 executives. Individuals lacking mentoring experience anticipated greater costs and fewer benefits than experienced individuals. Anticipated costs and benefits were related to intentions to mentor, and this relationship varied by mentoring experience. The results suggest that mentoring may be an intergenerational process.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 493-509 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Organizational Behavior |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
- Psychology(all)
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management