Mentoring is more often linked to developmental activity in the workplace as a whole and generally acknowledges the psycho-social aspects of the function as well as job-specific aspects (Finn, 1993; Kram, 1995). This is not to say that coaching does not have a particular component which ...
Workplace informal mentoring refers to a developmentally oriented relationship voluntarily initiated and maintained between a less experienced employee (the protégé) and a more experienced employee (the mentor) where the goal is the personal and professional development of the protégé [7]. Our study...
Mentoring, on the other hand, is broader and focusses on developing the mentee's generic capabilities and skills (Viera, 2021). In line with their conceptual difference, the term coaching is more often used within workplace settings, while mentoring has become an integral part of many programs...
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