... for academia. Design/methodology/approach – Storytelling and reflections for the sake of reviving the notions of mentorship in academia by paying tribute to a trusted mentor. Findings – The story is about how the mentorship evolved as part of a friendship relation, but the story has also...

... at: thommie.burstrom@hanken.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Mentoring Coaching Academia Research process Muddling through Research collaboration When I was first asked to write a research note on mentorship, my backbone reflex was to decline the offer. I felt that I could not make...

...Professor Ralf Müller; Peter Zackariasson Purpose – The importance of mentorship in academia is discussed, and in particular the work of Timothy L. Wilson who has been instrumental for the author in this respect is described. Drawing on historical practices from academia and the arts, the purpose...