Purpose – This study investigates the influence of affective organizational commitment, career aspirations, and networking activities on propensity to mentor (serving as a mentor and desiring to become a mentor). Design/methodology/approach – Data from websurveys of 262 managerial employees...

Purpose – This special issue seeks to examine mentoring relationships and offer new perspectives and frameworks, suggesting exciting avenues for future research on mentoring and career development. Design/methodology/approach – In the last two decades, the workplace has been dramatically...

Purpose – To examine the influence of demographic differences on congruence of mentors' and protégés' perceptions of developmental support and frequency of communication. Design/methodology/approach – Data on demographics (organizational tenure, age, gender, and educational level),...

Purpose: The authors introduce a new measure of felt obligation to mentor in order to explore generalized reciprocity in mentoring. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether felt obligation to mentor adds prediction to mentor job performance in combination with mentoring functions...