The relationship between formal mentoring program characteristics and perceived program effectiveness

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-153

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 33645116793     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2006.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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