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Mapping mentee outcomes in mentoring programs for managers

Nuria Gisbert-Trejo (Centre for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain and Institute of Applied Business Economics of the University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain)
Pilar Fernández-Ferrín (Institute of Applied Business Economics, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain)
Eneka Albizu (Centre for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain and Institute of Applied Business Economics of the University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain)
Jon Landeta (Centre for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain and Institute of Applied Business Economics of the University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain)

Industrial and Commercial Training

ISSN: 0019-7858

Article publication date: 2 March 2023

Issue publication date: 22 March 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to identify, assess and classify the most significant mentee outcomes of formal mentoring processes aimed at managerial development.

Design/methodology/approach

After conducting an extensive literature review to identify the most significant mentee outcomes in the management field, a survey was conducted with a sample of 80 experienced mentees. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) has been performed to simplify and contribute to operationalizing these results. Finally, focus group and nominal group techniques were conducted with practitioners to better understand the findings.

Findings

A total of 27 mentee outcomes have been identified in the literature. EFA analysis has allowed us to downsize the 27 outcomes into four factors encompassing the most relevant mentee outcomes. The authors then provide an interpretation and discussion of the results.

Originality/value

This work compiles, reviews and systematizes existing studies on mentee outcomes in the field of management, classifying the results in a novel manner.

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Acknowledgements

The research group would like to thank the members of the Expert Group in mentoring that are collaborating with the Research Project: Iluminada Aparicio and Jesús Mari González (CVE); Nerea Aranguren (EHUalumni); Isabel Iturbe (AED); Oscar Garro, Araceli Cabezón and Ane Aguirre (Vesper Solutions); Sofía Barturen and Ana Arrieta (Bilbao Ekintza); Inma Ramos and Ana Artetxe (Gaztenpresa); Ainara Basurko, Lucía Graña and June Sola (Beaz); María Luisa de Miguel and Ana San Juan (Escuela de Mentoring); Carmen Mellina (PWN Network), Cristina Andrés and Xabier Díaz (Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia), Luciano Azpiazu (Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Industriales de Bizkaia); José Miguel Martínez (Ahalbidetu); Sara Gómez (Real Academia de Ingeniería); Julio Rodríguez (Asociación Española de mentoring); María Angeles Fernandez and Gloria Lorenzo (Oracle); Miguel Aurelio Alonso (Universidad complutense de Madrid); Isabel Montals (Barcelona Activa); Elena Villanueva (Iberdrola); Karina Talone (Xerox); Javier García (Azti-Basque Research & Technology Alliance); Jaime Sagardui (Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience).

Citation

Gisbert-Trejo, N., Fernández-Ferrín, P., Albizu, E. and Landeta, J. (2023), "Mapping mentee outcomes in mentoring programs for managers", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 55 No. 2, pp. 284-294. https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-07-2022-0047

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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