Mentee-mentor cooperation, mentee benefit and organizational performance: A literature review

Abstract

Different companies use different techniques to develop talents and highly skilled labour. Mentoring program has been a popular technique amongst organizations in supporting training and development of career among new recruits, potential business managers, and graduates. The aim of this research is to examine the effect of mentoring on organizational performance, and explore the benefits derived by mentees. The current study was based wholly on qualitative analysis, (Document analysis) which centres on scientific manuscripts obtained from databases such as google scholar, WoS, and SCOPUS. The theme for the study was gathered from organizational theories and theories of mentoring. A conceptual framework was deduced from literature to elaborate on the concept of mentoring, organizational performance and mentee benefits. Some practical implications for this study are: (i) organizations should include mentoring as part of regular training and development schemes, and (ii) new employees should be assigned to more experienced employees. This paper is also to broaden the scope of knowledge on mentoring and organizational performance.