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Protégé selection by mentors: what makes the difference?
Author(s) -
Allen Tammy D.,
Poteet Mark L.,
Russell Joyce E. A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(200005)21:3<271::aid-job44>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - perception , psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , protégé , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , semantic web , neuroscience , information retrieval
This study examined protégé characteristics that mentors reported were most influential when choosing a protégé. Based on existing research, two variables were identified related to protégé selection: perceptions regarding the protégé's potential/ability and perceptions regarding the protégé's need for help. The relationships of these two factors with perceived barriers to mentoring others, mentor advancement aspirations, and mentor gender were investigated. Data from 282 mentors revealed that mentors were more likely to choose a protégé based on perceptions regarding the protégé's ability/potential than based on perceptions regarding the protégé's need for help. Additionally, women were more likely to choose a protégé based on the protégé's perceived ability than were men. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.