How the performance of mentoring activities affects the mentor’s job outcomes

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 259-271

  Pullins, Ellen Bolman ^a   Fine, Leslie M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009539440     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2002.10754313     Document Type: Article

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