The mentoring information exchange: when do mentors seek information from their protégés?
研究导师向徒弟寻求信息的动因，发现导师对徒弟能力的感知、指导功能及徒弟影响力等因素显著影响导师的信息寻求行为。
The mentoring literature has focused largely on outcomes associated with having been mentored. This study considered informational outcomes associated with being a mentor, viewing the protégé as a source of information for the mentor and vice versa. Survey data were collected across 17 organizations from 161 mentors and 140 protégés. Mentor characteristics and perceptions and characteristics of the relationship were hypothesized to be related to mentors' seeking information from their protégés. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that perceived appropriateness of mentor information seeking, perceived protégé competence, vocational mentoring functions and protégé influence contributed significantly to the prediction of mentor information seeking among the mentor sample; hierarchical distance, perceived appropriateness and mentor self-monitoring were significant predictors in the protégé sample. Future research directions are discussed. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.