Strategic Collaboration: Developing a More Effective Mentoring Model

This paper applies Appreciative Inquiry, an intervention that uses positive dialogue to build on organizational success, to the mentoring process. The resulting model, Strategic Collaboration, is offered as an innovative support system designed to retain the career-enhancing benefits of mentoring wh...

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Published inReview of business Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 18
Main Authors Wasburn, Mara H, Crispo, Alexander W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York St. John's University 01.12.2006
Subjects
Careers
Collaboration
Corporate culture
Effectiveness
Employees
Mentoring programs
Mentors
Organization development
Studies
Success
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Summary:This paper applies Appreciative Inquiry, an intervention that uses positive dialogue to build on organizational success, to the mentoring process. The resulting model, Strategic Collaboration, is offered as an innovative support system designed to retain the career-enhancing benefits of mentoring while avoiding the inherent problems associated with formal mentoring programs. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0034-6454