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What Do Proteges Look for in a Mentor? Results of Three Experimental Studies.
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Olian, Judy D.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1988
Conducted three experiments (total N=675) to examine determinants of potential protege attraction into relationship with mentor. Results suggest influence of manager interpersonal competence, manager's integration into decision making network of organization, gender, and protege age. Protege work experience and mentor age did not have significant…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Decision Making, Interpersonal Attraction, Interpersonal Competence
Applying an Occupational Classification to the Work Histories of Young Men and Women
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Nafziger, Dean H.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1974
Hypotheses tested were concerned with the psychological orderliness of occupational changes, the relationship between occupational experiences and aspirations, and the relationship between consistent occupational codes and the stability of work histories. The analyses supported the usefulness of the occupational classification for organizing the…
Descriptors: Classification, Occupational Clusters, Occupational Mobility, Psychological Characteristics
Longitudinal Prediction of Women's Careers: Psychological, Behavioral, and Social-Structural Influences.
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Jenkins, Sharon Rae – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1989
A longitudinal study of 111 women studied as college seniors in 1967 and again as adults in 1981 examined subjects' pursuit, attainment, and experiences of careers in college and noncollege teaching and in entrepreneurial business. Findings indicated that women's attainment of careers in these areas could be predicted from the kinds of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women