Career benefits associated with mentoring for mentors: A meta-analysis

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-116

  Ghosh, Rajashi ^a   Reio, Thomas G ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career outcomes; Mentor's benefits; Mentoring quality; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877151657     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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