Mentoring and practical wisdom: Are mentors wiser or just more politically skilled?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 835-843

  Moberg, Dennis ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics advice; Mentoring; Political skills; Practical wisdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349145958     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9668-5     Document Type: Article

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