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.

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