Taking a Hard Look at Formal Mentoring Programs: A Consideration of the Potential Challenges Facing Women

Taking a Hard Look at Formal Mentoring Programs: A Consideration of the Potential Challenges Facing Women

Comparison of women in formal and informal mentoring relationships showed that formal mentoring often led to unrealistic expectations; unbalanced focus on proteges; difficulty managing relationships among supervisors, proteges, and mentors; and damage from gossip. Informal mentoring may provide psyc...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of management development 2001-05, Vol.20 (4), p.331-345
1. Verfasser: Blake-Beard, Stacy D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Career advancement
Career Development
Career development planning
Careers
Cotton
Employed Women
Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Equality
Females
Glass Ceiling
Labor Force
Management development
Mentoring programs
Mentors
Organizational behavior
Organizational change
Protege Mentor Relationship
Studies
Women
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Zusammenfassung:Comparison of women in formal and informal mentoring relationships showed that formal mentoring often led to unrealistic expectations; unbalanced focus on proteges; difficulty managing relationships among supervisors, proteges, and mentors; and damage from gossip. Informal mentoring may provide psychosocial and career support without these problems. (Contains 57 references.) (SK)
ISSN:0262-1711
1758-7492
DOI:10.1108/02621710110388983