The impact of supervisory mentoring on personal learning and career outcomes: The dual moderating effect of self-efficacy

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 264-273

  Pan, Wen ^a   Sun, Li Yun ^a   Chow, Irene Hau Siu ^b  

^a MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Job performance; Personal learning; Self efficacy; Supervisory mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951944785     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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