Virtual relationships and real benefits: Using e-mentoring to connect business students with practicing managers

Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 394-411

  de Janasz, Suzanne C ^a   Ensher, Ellen A ^b   Heun, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E mentoring; Mentor; Prot g

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890382680     PISSN: 13611267     EISSN: 14699745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13611260802433775     Document Type: Article

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