A comparative study of mentoring among men and women in managerial, professional, and technical positions

Article Abstract:

Linkages between a global measure of mentoring experiences, gender, and four outcome variables were investigated. Also, the moderating effects of gender were examined to determine whether mentoring is differentially associated with career outcomes for men and women. Business school graduates (147 women and 173 men) provided information about their backgrounds, companies, positions, mentoring practices, compensation, and compensation satisfaction. Individuals experiencing extensive mentoring relationships reported receiving more promotions, had higher incomes, and were more satisfied with their pay and benefits than individuals experiencing less extensive mentoring relationships. There were no gender differences with regard to the frequency of mentoring activities, and gender did not moderate mentoring-outcome relationships. The results are discussed within the context of a $7,990 income difference between men and women. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

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Cognitive ability and career attainment: moderating effects of early career success

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Three explanations for the prediction that early career success will moderate the relationship between cognitive ability and career attainment are presented, along with an empirical examination of this issue. From longitudinal data provided for 156 managerial, professional, and technical employees, significant moderating effects for an age-graded index of early career success were observed. The relationships between two measures of cognitive ability and later career job level were stronger for individuals experiencing lower levels of early career success than for their more successful counterparts. These results agree with the proposition that, for individuals competing without the advantages associated with early career signals of high potential, the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and information is particularly dependent on cognitive ability. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Career development, Cognition

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Race, gender, and opportunity: a study of compensation attainment and the establishment of mentoring relationships

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In this article, hypotheses concerned with how race, gender, and monitoring experiences account for compensation outcomes among master of business administration (MBA) program graduates are considered. African-American and Hispanic MBAs were less likely that their White counterparts to establish mentoring relationships with White men. Women with MBAs were less likely than men with MBAs to form such relationships. Graduates who had been able to establish mentoring relationships with White men displayed an average annual compensation advantage of $16,840 over those with mentors displaying other demographic profiles. There were no compensation differences between those who had established mentoring relationships with women or minority men and those who had not established a mentoring relationship. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Demographic aspects, Master of business administration degree, Compensation management, Occupations

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