Organization-level mentoring and organizational performance within substance abuse centers

Journal of Management

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1113-1128

  Allen, Tammy D ^a   Smith, Mark Alan ^b   Mael, Fred A ^c   O'Shea, Patrick Gavan ^d   Eby, Lillian T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Valtera Corporation   (United States)

^c Mael Consulting   (United States)

^d HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Mentoring; Organizational citizenship behavior; Organizational learning; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350463945     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206308329969     Document Type: Article

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