Mentoring: Pros and cons for hrm

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 92-107

  Ehrich, Lisa Catherine ^a   Hansford, Brian ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career development; Formal mentoring program; Mentees; Mentoring (mentors; Pot g s); Traditional mentor ing

Indexed keywords

EID: 4944242556     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/103841119903700307     Document Type: Article

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