1.
Sushmita Srivastava
– XLRI School of Business & Human Resources, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
2.
M. G. Jomon
– XLRI School of Business & Human Resources, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
Abstract
This study investigates into what
mentees and mentors consider
are factors that significantly influence
the mentoring outcomes,
within formal and supervisory
mentoring relationships. Based
on a qualitative case study approach
the paper examines the
goals, content and nature of interaction
by mentors with
mentees in formal and supervisory
mentoring programs within
a large manufacturing organization
in India. The results are presented
within two categories:
Path goal clarity and Values goal
clarity. These findings have significant
practical implications
for the development and design
of formal and supervisory
mentoring programs in business
organizations in India, argue the
authors.
