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Protégé selection by mentors: what makes the difference?

✍ Scribed by Tammy D. Allen; Mark L. Poteet; Joyce E. A. Russell

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
123 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0894-3796

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✦ Synopsis

This study examined prote ge characteristics that mentors reported were most in¯uential when choosing a prote ge . Based on existing research, two variables were identi®ed related to prote ge selection: perceptions regarding the prote ge 's potential/ability and perceptions regarding the prote ge '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 prote ge based on perceptions regarding the prote ge 's ability/ potential than based on perceptions regarding the prote ge 's need for help. Additionally, women were more likely to choose a prote ge based on the prote ge 's perceived ability than were men.

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