Factors affecting mentoring services - cross-national perspective
Author:
Rollnik-Sadowska Ewa1ORCID, Ryciuk Urszula2ORCID, Glińska Ewa3ORCID, Bartkute-Norkuniene Vaida4ORCID, Jodiene Rasa5ORCID, Sprudzāne Sandra6ORCID, Zvaigzne Anda7ORCID, Marzano Gilberto8ORCID, Jecheva Veselina9ORCID
Affiliation:
1. 1 Bialystok University of Technology , Bialystok , Poland 2. 2 Bialystok University of Technology , Bialystok , Poland 3. 3 Bialystok University of Technology , Bialystok , Poland 4. 4 Utena University of Applied Sciences , Utena , Lithuania 5. 5 Utena University of Applied Sciences , Utena , Lithuania 6. 6 Rezekne Academy of Technologies , Rezekne , Latvia 7. 7 Rezekne Academy of Technologies , Rezekne , Latvia 8. 8 Rezekne Academy of Technologies , Rezekne , Latvia 9. 9 Burgas Free University , Burgas , Bulgaria
Abstract
Abstract
The research aims at the identification of factors influencing mentoring services with a particular emphasis on the country of origin of the mentor and the mentee. The quantitative research was conducted in four Central and Eastern European countries, i.e., Bulgaria, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania and one Southern European country, Italy. The implemented methodology covered Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and reliability analysis, which were performed to identify factors influencing the process of communication in the mentor–mentee relationship. Moreover, to diagnose statistically significant differences between individual countries in terms of factors influencing the effectiveness of communication, the Kruskal–Wallis H Test and the Mann–Whitney U Test, as well as pair-wise comparisons, were used. Factors influencing communication in the mentor–mentee relationship are mentor traits, mentor’s personal background, mentor’s professional background, non-verbal communication channels, communication barriers, written communication channels, online communication, quality of content and the ability of content processing by the mentee. There are differences in the perception of individual factors in the analysed countries. So far, no cross-country comparison has been conducted of factors influencing mentoring services. As a direction for future research, more detailed research can be recommended concerning factors of the mentoring process in such countries as Lithuania, Latvia and Italy by developing separate models (or EFA) for mentors and mentees.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Management of Technology and Innovation,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Strategy and Management,Management Information Systems
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