Informal mentoring relationships and the career processes of public accountants


Autoria(s): Herbohn, K.
Contribuinte(s)

M. Tippett

T. Cooke

Data(s)

01/01/2004

Resumo

Research has shown that informal mentoring relationships benefit the protégé, mentor and employing organisation. As such they have been of interest to public accounting firms. The functioning of these relationships in Big Eight/Big Five accounting firms has been investigated in the USA and more recently in Ireland. The career outcome of most interest has been turnover intentions. This paper reports the results of a questionnaire study of mentoring relationships in the Australian state of Queensland. The receipt of mentoring support by accountants is found to be associated with not only lower turnover intentions, but also higher job satisfaction, and lower intentions of female accountants to seek part-time employment. The impact of the organisational context in which these relationships are initiated and cultivated is also investigated. The size of the accounting firm and the national culture of the country in which the firm operates, appear to have some bearing on mentoring experiences.

Identificador

http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:69621

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Elsevier

Palavras-Chave #Informal mentoring #Job satisfaction #Turnover intentions #National culture #Firm size #C1 #780199 Other #350101 Financial Accounting
Tipo

Journal Article