Seeing eye to eye: A dyadic investigation of the effect of relational demography on perceptions of mentoring activities

Career Development International

Volumn 10, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 460-477

  Fagenson Eland, Ellen A ^a   Baugh, S Gayle ^b   Lankau, Melenie J ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144438250     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430510620557     Document Type: Review

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