Matching mentors with mentees: Practical, evidence-based recommendations
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 10 October 2022
Issue publication date: 18 October 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
The authors found that research on this topic strongly supported matching mentor and mentee based upon individual similarities of deep-level characteristics such as personality traits. They made three recommendations based upon the empirical research on mentorship matching. They offered practical to organizational development practitioners who wish to manage formal mentoring programs.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
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Citation
(2022), "Matching mentors with mentees: Practical, evidence-based recommendations", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 30 No. 7, pp. 43-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-08-2022-0231
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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