Purpose – This study sets out to examine whether protégés have more favorable perceptions of an organization's culture for balancing work and family than non‐protégés. Design/methodology/approach – Data were obtained from 418 employees of a major public accounting firm who completed a...

Purpose – This article aims to examine the process of mentoring and career development within the global arena. Although much has been written on the adjustment of expatriates, relatively little research has examined the exchange of information and knowledge among workers in different...

Purpose – This study seeks to examine the role of informal mentoring in career success in an African work environment. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 510 first‐line bank managers through a survey of ten banks in four central business districts of Lagos State,...

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the relationship between individuals' developmental mentoring networks and a subjective career outcome, clarity of professional identity. How developmental network characteristics are related to professional identity over time is explored....

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to conduct an exploratory empirical examination to determine if factors (e.g. demographic, human capital, motivational, and organizational) associated with career success in Western countries are also related to the career outcomes of Chinese managers....

Purpose – The major purpose of this paper is to examine how gender differences impact the enactment of careers. An additional goal is to examine whether, as suggested by recent conceptualizations, careers are indeed becoming more boundaryless. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine, utilising the Kaleidoscope Career Model, whether members of the Baby Boom generation and Generation X differ in their needs for authenticity, balance, and challenge. Design/methodology/approach – Survey data were obtained from 982...