Examining career-related mentoring and managerial performance across cultures: A multilevel analysis

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-253

  Gentry, William A ^a   Weber, Todd J ^b   Sadri, Golnaz ^c  

^a CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career related mentoring; Culture; GLOBE; Hierarchical linear modeling; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749150312     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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