Open AccessBenefits and Impact of Mentoring for Entrepreneurs:the entrepreneur’s perspective
Author(s) -
P.C. van der Sijde,
G. Weijman
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of human resource studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2162-3058
DOI - 10.5296/ijhrs.v3i4.4581
Subject(s) - mentorship , perspective (graphical) , psychology , psychosocial , entrepreneurship , relation (database) , marketing , public relations , business , medical education , psychotherapist , political science , medicine , finance , database , artificial intelligence , computer science
The benefits and longer term impact in the relationship of a starting entrepreneur and his/her mentor are the subject of research from the perspective of the entrepreneur. Most research study the effects of mentoring on the benefits, during or shortly after ending the mentorship relation; this study focuses on the redefinition of the relationship. Results show that the benefits are determined by the experienced psychosocial support the entrepreneur experiences, the amount of trust and the intensity. Longer term impact is determined by the experienced benefits, not by the mentoring activities; the specific situation of an entrepreneur compared to a mentee in an organization could explain this finding.