Mark L. Poteet

Career Benefits Associated With Mentoring for Proteges: A Meta-Analysis

Meta-analysis was used to review and synthesize existing empirical research concerning the career benefits associated with mentoring for the protégé. Both objective (e.g., compensation) and subjective (e.g., career satisfaction) career outcomes were examined. Comparisons of mentored versus nonmemored groups were included, along with relationships between mentoring provided and outcomes. The findings were generally supportive of the benefits associated with mentoring, but effect sizes associated with objective outcomes were small. There was also some indication that the outcomes studied differed in the magnitude of their relationship with the type of mentoring provided (i.e. career or psychosocial).

Protégé selection by mentors: what makes the difference?

This study examined protege characteristics that mentors reported were most influential when choosing a protege. Based on existing research, two variables were identified related to protege selection: perceptions regarding the proteges potential/ability and perceptions regarding the proteges need for help. The relationships of these two factors with perceived barriers to mentoring others, mentor advancement aspirations, and mentor gender were investigated. Data from 282 mentors revealed that mentors were more likely to choose a protege based on perceptions regarding the proteges ability/potential than based on perceptions regarding the proteges need for help. Additionally, women were more likely to choose a protege based on the proteges perceived ability than were men. Copyright

Participant Recruitment and Selection

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