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Volume 7, Issue 2
1 February 1988
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Equal Opportunities International
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Review Article| February 01 1988

ROLE AMBIGUITY IN THE MALE/FEMALE PROTEGE RELATIONSHIP Available to Purchase

Stephen C. Bushardt;
Stephen C. Bushardt
Professor of Management at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a member of the Academy of Management and the Southern Management Association.
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Billie Allen
Billie Allen
Assistant Professor of Management of the University of Southern Mississippi. She is a member of the Academy of Management and the Academy of International Business.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-7093
Print ISSN: 0261-0159
© MCB UP Limited
1988
Equal Opportunities International (1988) 7 (2): 5–8.
https://doi.org/10.1108/eb010482

Mentorship is a valuable aid in developing professional competence and enhancing career objectives. The article examines male‐mentor/female‐protegee relationships from the angle of ambiguity between cultural mating roles and mentoring roles.

Keywords:
Career Development, Mentors, Roles, Sex
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