Mentoring in supervisor-subordinate dyads: Antecedents, consequences, and test of a mediation model of mentorship

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1110-1118

  Richard, Orlando C ^a   Ismail, Kiran M ^b   Bhuian, Shahid N ^c   Taylor, Edward C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PIEDMONT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyadic relationships; Mentoring; Organizational commitment; Social exchange; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 69749125551     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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