Factors Related to Mentor Reports of Mentoring Functions Provided: Gender and Relational Characteristics

Sex Roles

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 129-139

  Allen, Tammy D ^a   Eby, Lillian T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Formal mentoring; Mentoring; Mentors

Indexed keywords

EID: 1042291420     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000011078.48570.25     Document Type: Article

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