Burden or blessing? Expected costs and benefits of being a mentor
研究275名高管发现，无导师经验者比有经验者预期成本更高、收益更少，且预期成本与收益影响导师意愿，该关系因经验而异。
We investigated the relationship between anticipated costs and benefits of being a mentor, mentoring experience, and intentions to mentor among a sample of 275 executives. Individuals lacking mentoring experience anticipated greater costs and fewer benefits than experienced individuals. Anticipated costs and benefits were related to intentions to mentor, and this relationship varied by mentoring experience. The results suggest that mentoring may be an intergenerational process. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.