Original Research

Experiences Of The Mentoring Relationship: A Study In A Mining Company

Nelise Gilmore, Melinda Coetzee, Dries Schreuder
SA Journal of Human Resource Management | Vol 3, No 3 | a71 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhrm.v3i3.71 | © 2005 Nelise Gilmore, Melinda Coetzee, Dries Schreuder | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 05 November 2005 | Published: 05 November 2005

About the author(s)

Nelise Gilmore, University of South Africa, South Africa
Melinda Coetzee, University of South Africa, South Africa
Dries Schreuder, University of South Africa, South Africa

Full Text:

PDF (114KB)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of mentors and mentees with regard to the mentoring relationship in the South African organisational context. A convenience sampling method was used to involve mentors and mentees as participants (N = 10). Qualitative methods were used to collect and analyse data on the respondents’ experiences of the mentoring relationship. It was found that both mentors and mentees tend to prefer informal mentoring relationships because of the factors that contribute to the quality of the relationship. The implications of the findings are discussed.

Keywords

mentoring relationship

Metrics

Total abstract views: 4058
Total article views: 4669


Crossref Citations

No related citations found.