Prot�g� selection by mentors: what makes the difference?
研究了导师选择门徒时最看重的门徒特征，发现导师更看重门徒的能力/潜力而非需要帮助的程度，且女性导师比男性导师更看重能力。
This study examined protégé characteristics that mentors reported were most influential when choosing a protégé. Based on existing research, two variables were identified related to protégé selection: perceptions regarding the protégé's potential/ability and perceptions regarding the protégé's need for help. The relationships of these two factors with perceived barriers to mentoring others, mentor advancement aspirations, and mentor gender were investigated. Data from 282 mentors revealed that mentors were more likely to choose a protégé based on perceptions regarding the protégé's ability/potential than based on perceptions regarding the protégé's need for help. Additionally, women were more likely to choose a protégé based on the protégé's perceived ability than were men. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.