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Maximizing returns on mentoring: factors affecting subsequent protégé performance
Author(s) -
Tonidandel Scott,
Avery Derek R.,
Phillips McKensy G.
Publication year - 2007
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.418
Subject(s) - psychology , protégé , duration (music) , computer science , art , literature , semantic web , information retrieval
This study examined the effects of mentor success, relationship duration, and the amount of mentoring received on protégés' performance after the supervisory mentoring relationship had ended. Data collected from former protégés paired with objective measures of performance indicated that a mentor's success moderated the impact of mentoring functions received on subsequent protégé success. Additionally, the strength of these relationships depended on the length of the mentoring relationship. The present study suggests more emphasis should be placed on the capabilities of the mentor. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.