Examining career-related mentoring and managerial performance across cultures: A multilevel analysis
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Management
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
The benefits of the mentoring relationship for proteges have been a primary focus in the mentoring literature. Researchers have recently begun to examine how mentoring can benefit the mentor. The purpose of the present study is to examine whether direct report-ratings of a manager’s career-related mentoring behaviors are related to boss-ratings of that manager’s performance. In addition, this study assesses whether the cultural background of the manager moderates the career-related mentoring–performance relationship via multilevel methodology. Results reveal that managers who are rated by their direct reports as engaging in career-related mentoring behaviors are perceived as better performers by their bosses. Moreover, the GLOBE societal culture dimension of Performance Orientation was a significant cross-level moderator of the career-related mentoring–performance relationship. Implications for the practice of mentoring in cross-cultural contexts across multiple disciplines are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Gentry, W.A., Weber, T.J. & Sadri, G. (2008). Examining career-related mentoring and managerial performance across cultures: A multilevel analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior 72(2), 241-253. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.10.014
Journal
Journal of Vocational Behavior
Rights
Copyright © 2008 Elsevier
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