Quantity, quality, and satisfaction with mentoring: What matters most?

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 507-525

  Xu, Xiaohong ^a   Payne, Stephanie C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective commitment; Job satisfaction; Mentorship quality; Mentorship quantity; Satisfaction with mentoring; Turnover intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927643892     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: 15560856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845313515946     Document Type: Article

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