The relationship between mentee-mentor gender combination and the provision of distinct mentoring functions

Women in Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 666-681

  Fowler, Jane L ^a   Gudmundsson, Amanda J ^b   O'Gorman, John G ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Mentoring; Mentors

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448930740     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420710836335     Document Type: Article

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