Mentorship-Driven Talent Management : The Asian Experience.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
Cover -- Mentorship-driven Talent Management -- Endorsements -- Mentorship-driven Talent Management: The Asian Experience -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- About the Contributors -- Foreword -- 1. Contextualizing Mentoring in the Asian Context -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Background to Mentoring as a Practice -- Defining Mentoring2 -- Defining Ineffective Mentoring Relationships -- Contextualization of HRM and Mentoring -- Individualism-collectivism -- Uncertainty Avoidance Index -- Masculinity versus Femininity -- Power Distance Index -- Concluding Thoughts -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 1 - Country Review -- 2. A Qualitative Study on Mentoring Practices and Challenges in Indonesia -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Social Exchange Theory in the Context of Mentoring -- Mentoring in a High Power Distance Context -- Method -- Findings -- Discussion -- References -- 3. Mentoring in Japan: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Japanese Management and Informal Mentoring -- Human Resource Management Reforms and Mentoring in the Post-bubble Period -- Current Mentoring Situation in Japan -- Academic Research on Mentoring in Japan -- Antecedents of Mentoring -- Mentoring Consequences -- Mentoring and Work-Family Issues -- Mentoring in a Developmental Network -- Academic Review Summary -- Conceptual Model of Mentoring in Japan -- Discussion -- Implications for Theory and Practice -- Future Research Directions -- References -- 4. How Mentors and Protégés Perceive and Practice mentoring in Thailand -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Mentoring in Organizations -- What Mentoring Means -- The Benefits of Mentoring -- The Role and Types of Mentoring in Organizations -- How Mentors and Mentees (Protégés) Are Selected -- Factors Influencing Effective Mentoring System. Organizational Support Needed to Enhance Effective Mentoring -- Research Methodology -- Case Studies: Profiles of Sample Case Respondents -- Case Respondent 1 -- Case Respondent 2 -- Case Respondent 3 -- Case Respondent 4 -- Case Respondent 5 -- Case Respondent 6 -- Discussion of Case Studies -- Conclusion -- Managerial Implications -- References -- 2 - Perspectives -- 5. Exploring Why and When Mentors' Drinking Norms Impact Protégés' Alcohol Misuse -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Hypothesis Development -- Literature Review -- Mentors' Drinking Norms and Their Protégés' Alcohol Misuse -- The Mediating Role of Conformity Drinking Motives -- The Moderating Effect of Moral Disengagement -- Method -- Sample and Procedures -- Measures -- Results -- Confirmatory Factor Analysis -- Descriptive Statistics -- Hypotheses Testing -- Discussion -- Theoretical Implications -- Practical Implications -- Limitations and Recommendations for Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. Accounting Firms and Gendered Mentoring - Qualitative Evidence from India and Malaysia -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Demographic Profile -- Mentoring - Opportunities and Barriers -- Opportunities for Mentoring -- Barriers to Mentoring -- Mentoring - Gender X Country -- Country Context - India -- Country Context - Malaysia -- Mentoring - Size of the Firm X Country -- Size of the Firm - India -- Size of the Firm - Malaysia -- Conclusion -- References -- 7. Workplace Mentoring and Leader-Member Dyadic Communication in Malaysia -- Abstract -- Theoretical Background and Leader-Member Dyadic Communication in the Malaysian Workplace -- Supervisory Mentoring -- Mentoring in the Workplace -- Hypothesis Development -- Method -- Participants and Procedures -- Instrumentation -- Leader-Member Dyadic Communication Style. Supervisor Career Mentoring -- Analysis Strategy -- Confirmatory Factor Analysis -- Hypothesis Testing -- Discussion -- Theoretical Implications -- Practical Implications -- Strengths, Limitations and Future Research Directions -- References -- 3 - Case Studies -- 8. Reverse Mentoring in India: How Organizational and Socio-cultural Context Matters -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Reverse Mentoring -- Impact of Indian Socio-cultural Context on Organizational Life -- Data and Method -- GMO -- People Issues at GMO -- Reverse Mentoring Initiative -- Selection of Reverse Mentors -- Selection of Reverse Mentees -- Reverse Mentoring Process -- Outcomes and Experience of the Reverse Mentoring Initiative -- Experiences of Reverse Mentors -- Experiences of Reverse Mentees -- A Successful Experience -- Running the Initiative -- Discussion -- References -- 9. Dynamics of Paternalistic Mentoring: An Insight into Family Firms in Bangladesh -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Mentoring in the Context of Bangladesh -- Methodology -- Case Study 1: Anwar Group -- Case Study 2: A. K. Khan Group -- Case Study 3: Square Group -- Case Study 4: Akij Group -- Case Study 5: Bangladesh Export Import Company (BEXIMCO) Group -- Case Study 6: Rahimafrooz Group -- Analysis of the Mentoring in Bangladeshi Family Firms -- Similarities -- Paternalistic Mentoring -- Power Inequality between Mentor and Protégé -- Grooming of Successors -- Entrepreneurial Approach -- Succession Planning -- Prevention of Family Feuds -- Application of Formal and Informal Mentoring for Employees -- Application of Formal and Informal Mentoring to Family Members -- Mentoring Characteristics -- Considering Developmental Complexity -- Differences -- Traditional versus Modern Mentoring -- Entry of Female Successors, a Deviation from the Masculine Society -- Role Playing as the Main/Traditional Mentor. Apprenticeship -- Conclusion -- References -- 10. Coaching in India as a European Woman -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Coaching in India -- Essential Factors to Intercultural Coaching and All Kinds of Interaction -- Being a Foreigner Female Life Coach -- Conclusion -- References -- 11. Cultivating Talent of Interns through Workplace Mentoring: A Critical Appraisal of a Pakistani Initiative -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Education and Occupational Choices in Pakistan -- Literature Review -- Talent Management: A Need for Today's Pakistan -- The National Internship Program - An Intriguing Case -- Youth Mentoring at the Workplace: A Proposed Model -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
Evidence suggests that research on mentorship has been dominated by the West, and little is known about the cultural variations of the mentoring phenomenon. This book aims to provide a deeper understanding of the contextual interpretation of mentoring by focusing on the Asian experience in countries such as China, India, Korea and Taiwan.