Formal Mentoring: A Shot in the Arm - A Mixed Method Study on Indian Women Managers
Published: 2024
Author(s) Name: Archita Dutta and Pooja Purang |
Author(s) Affiliation: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Abstract
This study examines the experiences and effectiveness of formal mentorship in career outcomes of Indian women employees. A mixed met hod approac h was adopted. First, was an exploratory qualitative study with 28 semi-structured interviews with Indian working women. This was followed by a cross-sectional survey with 239 Indian women employees. The results from both studies show that formal mentorship fails to create the intended impact on women’s career development due to problems such as unmet expectations of the mentees and lack of understanding of mentee’s career and life challenges by mentors. Further, only informal mentorship has a positive association with promotions by women. Both formal and informal mentorship combined contribute positively to women’s career planning.
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