A field study of factors related to supervisors' willingness to mentor others

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-22

  Allen, Tammy D ^a   Poteet, Mark L ^b   Russell, Joyce E A ^b   Dobbins, Gregory H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031065860     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.1995.1525     Document Type: Article

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