Mentor–protege diversity and its impact on international internship experiences
研究138名国际实习生发现，与导师在国籍和性别上不同的实习生更难获得任务、社交和职业支持，进而影响其社会化、国际商务学习、工作机会获取及实习职业价值感知。
This research examines demographic diversity between mentors and proteges on international internships. Using a sample of 138 interns on six-month overseas assignments, the results indicate that interns who are different in nationality and gender from their mentors are much less likely to receive task-related, social-related, and career-related support from them. Moreover, this deficit in mentoring is associated with poorer socialization to internship assignments, lower levels of learning about international business, lower likelihoods of receiving and accepting job offers from internship employers, and lower perceived career instrumentality of the internships. The implications of the results for future research on mentor–protege diversity and the design of international internships are discussed as well. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.