The Effect of Value Similarity on Mentoring Relationships and Outcomes

Authors

Marc Young Illies, Saint Cloud State University
Roni Reiter-Palmon, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

Publication Title

International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring

Volume

16

Issue

1

First Page

20

Last Page

34

Abstract

One hundred and forty-six protégés with a mentor in their profession responded to a survey exploring how value similarity affects mentoring success (career support, psychosocial support, and satisfaction with the mentor) and organizational outcomes (organizational commitment, career success, and job satisfaction). Results revealed that protégés who perceived their values to be similar to those of their mentor had more mentoring success. Mentoring success correlated with more positive organizational outcomes. Finally, it was found that mentoring success mediated between perceived value similarity and important organizational outcomes (job satisfaction and organizational commitment).

Comments

© the Author(s)
Published by Oxford Brookes University

Recommended Citation

Young Illies, M. and Reiter-Palmon, R. (2018) 'The Effect of Value Similarity on Mentoring Relationships and Outcomes', International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 16 (1), pp. 20-34. DOI: 10.24384/000468