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The Impact of E-Mentoring on Information Technology Professionals

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SIGMIS-CPR'18: Proceedings of the 2018 ACM SIGMIS Conference on Computers and People Research

Pages 119 - 122

https://doi.org/10.1145/3209626.3209715

Published: 18 June 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Our research examines the impact of virtual mentoring, or E-mentoring. We surveyed 133 IT professionals as to their experiences as protégés. We asked them about their mentoring relationships, as well as job and career outcomes, and the extent to which they interacted with the mentor virtually. We predicted that E-mentoring would lead to less effective mentoring relationships, less mentoring satisfaction, and lower career outcomes, and that these effects would be moderated by age (millennial protégés versus older protégés). We found few effects, other than lower satisfaction with E-mentoring relationships. The results suggest that E-mentoring can be as effective as face-to-face mentoring. However, few in our sample had completely virtual mentoring relationships, so it may still be possible that E-mentoring with almost no face-to-face interaction may be less effective.

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Mahindru RKaur HGupta R(2023)Mapping Research on Ageism, Personal and Social Well-Being in IT Professionals: A Literature Review and Bibliometric AnalysisActa Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis10.32725/acta.2023.00626:2(18-40)Online publication date: 10-Nov-2023
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Mutiarin DManaf HMan MKasiwi ANurjanah A(2023)Analysis of E-mentoring Platform for Future Leaders’ Development: A Comprehensive LiteratureE3S Web of Conferences10.1051/e3sconf/202344003021440(03021)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2023
https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202344003021
Heyer JSchmitt ZDombrowski LYarosh SBernhaupt RMueller FVerweij DAndres JMcGrenere JCockburn AAvellino IGoguey ABjørn PZhao SSamson BKocielnik R(2020)Opportunities for Enhancing Access and Efficacy of Peer Sponsorship in Substance Use Disorder RecoveryProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3313831.3376241(1-14)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3313831.3376241

Index Terms

The Impact of E-Mentoring on Information Technology Professionals
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing profession
      1. Computing occupations
      2. Employment issues

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DOI:10.1145/3209626

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Mahindru RKaur HGupta R(2023)Mapping Research on Ageism, Personal and Social Well-Being in IT Professionals: A Literature Review and Bibliometric AnalysisActa Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis10.32725/acta.2023.00626:2(18-40)Online publication date: 10-Nov-2023
https://doi.org/10.32725/acta.2023.006
Mutiarin DManaf HMan MKasiwi ANurjanah A(2023)Analysis of E-mentoring Platform for Future Leaders’ Development: A Comprehensive LiteratureE3S Web of Conferences10.1051/e3sconf/202344003021440(03021)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2023
https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202344003021
Heyer JSchmitt ZDombrowski LYarosh SBernhaupt RMueller FVerweij DAndres JMcGrenere JCockburn AAvellino IGoguey ABjørn PZhao SSamson BKocielnik R(2020)Opportunities for Enhancing Access and Efficacy of Peer Sponsorship in Substance Use Disorder RecoveryProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3313831.3376241(1-14)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3313831.3376241

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