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Employability and Job Performance as Links in the Relationship Between Mentoring Receipt and Career Success: A Study in SMEs

Bozionelos, N.; Kostopoulos, K.; Van der Heijden, B.; Rousseau, D.M.; Bozionelos, G.; Hoyland, T.; Miao, R.; Marzec, I.; Jędrzejowicz, P.; Epitropaki, O.; Mikkelsen, A.; Scholarios, D.; Van der Heijde, C.

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Authors

N. Bozionelos

K. Kostopoulos

B. Van der Heijden

D.M. Rousseau

G. Bozionelos

T. Hoyland

R. Miao

I. Marzec

P. Jędrzejowicz

A. Mikkelsen

D. Scholarios

C. Van der Heijde



Abstract

This study developed and tested a model that posited employability and job performance as intervening variables in the relationship between receipt of mentoring and career success. Participants were 207 information technology (IT) professionals employed in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in three European countries. Mentoring receipt was related to both employability and job performance. Employability mediated the relationship of mentoring receipt with objective and subjective career success, as well as its relationship with job performance. The findings indicate that receipt of mentoring is connected to job performance, a link that has hitherto lacked empirical evidence. In addition, they suggest a pivotal role for employability in the relationship of mentoring receipt with job performance and career success. Overall, this study helps unveil the mechanism through which mentoring affects career outcomes. Moreover, it shows that the benefits of mentoring hold outside the context of large corporations.

Citation

Bozionelos, N., Kostopoulos, K., Van der Heijden, B., Rousseau, D., Bozionelos, G., Hoyland, T., …Van der Heijde, C. (2016). Employability and Job Performance as Links in the Relationship Between Mentoring Receipt and Career Success: A Study in SMEs. Group and Organization Management, 41(2), 135-171. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601115617086

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 17, 2015
Online Publication Date Nov 30, 2015
Publication Date Apr 1, 2016
Deposit Date Apr 27, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Group and Organization Management
Print ISSN 1059-6011
Electronic ISSN 1552-3993
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 41
Issue 2
Pages 135-171
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601115617086
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1405975

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Bozionelos, N. and Kostopoulos, K. and Van der Heijden, B. and Rousseau, D. M. and Bozionelos, G. and Hoyland, T. and Miao, R. and Marzec, I. and Jędrzejowicz, P. and Epitropaki, O. and Mikkelsen, A. and Scholarios, D. and Van der Heijde, C. (2016) 'Employability and job performance as links in the relationship between mentoring receipt and career success : a study in SMEs.', Group and organization management., 41 (2). pp. 135-171. © The Author(s) 2015 Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.




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