Table 1

Conditions, their levels and their operationalisation

ConditionsLevelsOperationalisation
Control conditions
Protégé willingness to learnProtégé willing to learn1
Protégé not willing to learn0 (ref)
Protégé-mentor similarityProtégé–mentor similarity1
Protégé–mentor dissimilarity0 (ref)
Experimental conditions
Co-mentor's mentoring supportBeing able to consult co-mentors if necessary1
Being unable to consult co-mentors if necessary0 (ref)
Supervisor's support for self-initiationSupervisor's support for volitional mentoring1
Absence of supervisor's support for volitional mentoring0 (ref)
Learning opportunitiesOpportunities for self-development1
No opportunities for self-development0 (ref)
Time pressureFailure to fulfil formal job duties in time1
Being able to fulfil formal job duties in time0 (ref)
Organisational restructuringExperienced a reorganisation with compulsory redundancies during past 12 months1
Not experienced a reorganisation with compulsory redundancies during past 12 months0 (ref)

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