Mentoring in an increasingly global workplace: facing the realities and challenges
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of the paper is to provide insight into some of the realities associated with mentoring in a business environment that is becoming increasingly global, with specific emphasis on challenges associated with communication.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper takes an applied approach to covering some of the realities and major challenges related to communication when mentoring within the global environment.
Findings
Mentoring continues to have value as a tool in enhancing organizational effectiveness. However, mentoring becomes more challenging in a global marketplace. Some of the most salient realities associated with global mentoring are examined.
Originality/value
The insight and topics covered in the article should enhance organizations' efforts to mentor employees dispersed in a multinational structure.
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Citation
Matuszek, T., Self, D.R. and Schraeder, M. (2008), "Mentoring in an increasingly global workplace: facing the realities and challenges", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 22 No. 6, pp. 18-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280810910311
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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