Career Benefits Associated with Mentoring for Protégés: A Meta-Analysis

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-136

  Allen, Tammy D ^a   Poteet, Mark L ^b   Eby, Lillian T ^c   Lentz, Elizabeth ^a   Lima, Lizzette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Org Research and Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; JOB SATISFACTION; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; TEACHER;

BENEFICENCE; CAREER MOBILITY; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTORS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 1142289895     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.89.1.127     Document Type: Review

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