...Laura F. Poteat; Kristen M. Shockley; Tammy D. Allen Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of commitment in the relationship between protégés’ anxious attachment styles and feedback behaviors of both mentors and protégés. Design/methodology/approach – Data...

... of the mentor-protégé dyad in terms of gender. Gouldner (1960) states that the norm of reciprocity forms the basis of successful social exchanges. For relationship to last, it needs to be mutually enriching for both parties. The relationship can only be maintained if both individuals feel...

... focuses on how organisations view mentoring, which has not been extensively examined previously. Mentoring concepts and mentoring research have traditionally emphasised the benefits of mentoring from the point‐of‐view of the protégé (Allen et al., 1997). More recent perspectives in contrast...