Mentoring, supervisor support, and perceived organizational support: What matters most?

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-247

  Dawley, David D ^a   Andrews, Martha C ^b   Bucklew, Neil S ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Mentoring; Perception; Supervisory training; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649136614     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730810861290     Document Type: Article

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