The Importance of Mentoring on Organizational Socialization of The Research Assistants in Anadolu University

Enver Ozkalp, Cigdem Kirel, Zerrin Sungur and Aytul Ayse Cengiz ()
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Aytul Ayse Cengiz: Anadolu University

Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences, 2006, vol. 6, issue 2, 55-70

Abstract: The process of becoming a member of an organization and learning all about is known as organizational socialization. Some of the most effective forms of socialization involve the face-to-face contact between senior and junior people. On this process mentors play an important role in the development of this relationship. Mentoring has been defined as: Aone to one, non-judgmental relationship in which an individual voluntarily or professionally gives time to support and encourage another. Mentor provides two kinds of function: Career related and psychosocial. Career related functions include providing sponsorship, exposure-visibility, coaching, protection and challenging assignments. Psychosocial functions include providing role modeling, acceptance and confirmation, counseling and friendship. Mentor-protege relationship in the university has been investigated in this paper. Toexplore mentor-protege relationship and how mentoring develop within the Turkish Universities, especially the one in Anadolu University is the main concern in this study.

Keywords: Organizational Socialization; Mentoring; Career Functions; Psycho-social Functions. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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