ubiquitous yet elusive concept. We begin by exploring what is meant by mentoring, the functions of mentors, three different …Mentoring has received considerable coverage in recent decades and this is evident by the proliferation of research and … highlight some of the implications of setting up a formal mentoring programme for human resource managers. …

revealed few significant relationships between gender and mentoring functions. As far as mentees were concerned, female mentors … mentoring functions may be beneficial for potential and actual mentees and mentors as they make decisions about becoming …/value ? The study was the first to explore the perceptions of both mentees and mentors on gender differences in mentoring …

multiple mentors and for gender differences in the patterns of these mentoring relationships. This study has important …This study explores the under-researched subject of the role of mentoring within and outside of organizational … perspective, we found that mentoring relationships with structural, relational and cognitive embeddedness were most likely to …

entrepreneurs is the introduction of mentoring. Mentoring entrepreneurs is the function of nurturing and supporting entrepreneurs by …'s sustainability. The study is the first of its kind in that it relates specifically to entrepreneurship mentors. This study … empirically endeavours to determine the basic profile of entrepreneurship mentors in South Africa and their skills sets. The study …

According to research by Tennessen, PonTell, Romine and Motheral (1997), the Extension System has been educating the … nation for over 96 years, and the idea of using technology as a medium for education has been in the minds of Extension … educators for over 40 years. The National E-Extension (eXtension) Initiative is being adopted at a rapid pace, and the history …

In recent decades, mentoring has been identified as a worthwhile workplace learning activity for men, women and …, universities and schools. Mentoring has received enormous coverage in both the popular literature and academic literature. Some of … these sources have hailed the mentoring process as a panacea for a variety of personal ills (Torrance 1984), while a smaller …

A stream of research exists that focuses on traditional mentoring (senior female managers mentoring junior members in a … domestic organization). The literature further indicates that females are increasing in number but may receive less mentoring … than males and expatriates may receive less mentoring than domestic employees. A new paradigm, reverse mentoring, has …

for greater involvement by corporates in mentoring programmes, further research on the role of the private sector in HIV …

A stream of research exists that focuses on traditional mentoring (senior female managers mentoring junior members in a … domestic organization). The literature further indicates that females are increasing in number but may receive less mentoring … than males and expatriates may receive less mentoring than domestic employees. A new paradigm, reverse mentoring, has …

; Fassinger, 2002). Mentoring has been shown to be a key variable in the career advancement of both men and women. Lack of … mentoring for women also has been demonstrated as a barrier to career advancement (Fassinger & Hensler-McGinnis, 2005). The … identifying barriers and facilitative factors, such as access to mentoring, that could impact women's career success in this arena …