Organization-Level Mentoring and Organizational Performance Within Substance Abuse Centers

Individual benefits to those who have been mentored are well documented. The present study demonstrates that organization-level mentoring relates to overall organizational performance. In a study of 589 employees of 39 substance abuse treatment agencies, the authors found that agencies with a greate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of management 2009-10, Vol.35 (5), p.1113-1128
Hauptverfasser: Allen, Tammy D., Smith, Mark Alan, Mael, Fred A., Gavan O'Shea, Patrick, Eby, Lillian T.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Individual benefits to those who have been mentored are well documented. The present study demonstrates that organization-level mentoring relates to overall organizational performance. In a study of 589 employees of 39 substance abuse treatment agencies, the authors found that agencies with a greater proportion of mentored employees also reported greater overall agency performance. Organization-level mentoring also related to organization-level job satisfaction, organization-level organizational citizenship behavior, and organization-level learning. Results provide justification for organizational investment of time and resources into efforts designed to facilitate mentoring, as well as support the notion that mentoring may provide a competitive advantage to organizations.
ISSN:0149-2063
1557-1211
DOI:10.1177/0149206308329969