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Mentorship and career mobility: An empirical investigation
Author(s) -
Scandura Terri A.
Publication year - 1992
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/job.4030130206
Subject(s) - mentorship , coaching , psychology , vocational education , salary , empirical research , psychosocial , career development , sample (material) , applied psychology , medical education , social psychology , pedagogy , medicine , political science , psychotherapist , philosophy , chemistry , epistemology , chromatography , law
The literature on mentorship is briefly reviewed, revealing that many studies have documented the functions that mentors provide to proteges, including vocational and psychosocial support. This study investigates the link between these functions and the career mobility outcomes of proteges. Results from a random sample of 244 manufacturing managers supports previous research on the dimensions of mentoring. Further, vocational (coaching) and psycho‐social (social support) were found to be related to managers' salary level and promotions. Implications of these results for future studies of mentoring are discussed.