The Handbook of Mentoring at Work: Theory, Research, and Practice

Editors: Ragins, Belle Rose and Kram, Kathy E.
Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: SAGE Publications

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ISBN: 978-1-4129-1669-1
Category: Business, Finance & Economics - Management
Image Count: 36
Book Status: Available
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The Handbook of Mentoring at Work: Theory, Research, and Practice brings together the leading scholars in the field in order to craft the definitive reference book on workplace mentoring. This state-of-the-art guide connects existing knowledge to cutting-edge theory, research directions, and practice strategies to generate the 'must-have' resource for mentoring theorists, researchers, and practitioners.

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Table of Contents

  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART I Introduction
  • 1. The Roots and Meaning of Mentoring - Belle Rose Ragins and Kathy E. Kram
  • PART II Mentoring Research: Past Present and Future
  • Section Purpose and Structure
  • Overview of Chapters
  • 2. The Role of Personality in Mentoring Relationships: Formation, Dynamics, and Outcomes - Daniel B. Turban and Felissa K. Lee
  • 3. Mentoring and Career Outcomes: Conceptual and Methodological Issues in an Emerging Literature - Thomas W. Dougherty and George F. Dreher
  • 4. Mentoring as a Forum for Personal Learning in Organizations - Melenie J. Lankau and Terri A. Scandura
  • 5. Mentoring Relationships From the Perspective of the Mentor - Tammy D. Allen
  • 6. Mentoring and Leadership: Standing at the Crossroads of Theory, Research, and Practice - Veronica M. Godshalk and John J. Sosik
  • 7. Mentoring and Organizational Socialization: Networks for Work Adjustment - Georgia T. Chao
  • 8. Gender and Mentoring: Issues, Effects, and Opportunities - Carol McKeen and Merridee Bujaki
  • 9. Unfinished Business: The Impact of Race on Understanding Mentoring Relationships - Stacy D. Blake-Beard, Audrey Murrell and David Thomas
  • 10. Formal Mentoring Programs: A “Poor Cousin” to Informal Relationships? - S. Gayle Baugh and Ellen A. Fagenson-Eland
  • 11. Peer Mentoring Relationships - Stacy E. McManus and Joyce E. A. Russell
  • 12. E-mentoring: Next-Generation Research Strategies and Suggestions - Ellen A. Ensher and Susan Elaine Murphy
  • 13. Understanding Relational Problems in Mentoring: A Review and Proposed Investment Model - Lillian T. Eby
  • PART III Mentoring Theory: Applying New Lenses and Perspectives
  • Section Purpose and Structure
  • Overview of Chapters
  • 14. Developmental Initiation and Developmental Networks - Monica C. Higgins, Dawn E. Chandler and Kathy E. Kram
  • 15. Stone Center Relational Cultural Theory: A Window on Relational Mentoring - Joyce K. Fletcher and Belle Rose Ragins
  • 16. A Constructive-Developmental Approach to Mentoring Relationships - Eileen M. McGowan, Eric M. Stone and Robert Kegan
  • 17. The Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Mentoring Process - Cary Cherniss
  • 18. Mentoring for Intentional Behavioral Change - Richard E. Boyatzis
  • 19. Career Cycles and Mentoring - Douglas T. Hall and Dawn E. Chandler
  • 20. Mentoring Enactment Theory: Describing, Explaining, and Predicting Communication in Mentoring Relationships - Pamela J. Kalbfleisch
  • 21. Mentoring and the Work-Family Interface - Jeffrey H. Greenhaus and Romila Singh
  • PART IV Mentoring in Practice: Programs and Innovations
  • Section Purpose and Structure
  • Overview of Chapters
  • 22. Advancing Women Through the Glass Ceiling With Formal Mentoring - Katherine Giscombe
  • 23. Designing Relationships for Learning Into Leader Development Programs - Cynthia D. McCauley and Victoria A. Guthrie
  • 24. The Practice of Mentoring: MENTTIUM Corporation - Lynn P-Sontag, Kimberly Vappie and Connie R. Wanberg
  • 25. Blind Dates? The Importance of Matching in Successful Formal Mentoring Relationships - Stacy D. Blake-Beard, Regina M. O'Neill and Eileen M. McGowan
  • 26. An International Perspective on Mentoring - David Clutterbuck
  • PART V Integration
  • 27. The Landscape of Mentoring in the 21st Century - Kathy E. Kram and Belle Rose Ragins
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors