Identify the Prerequisites for Implementation a Formal Mentoring Program in the Organization
Subject Areas :
Mahnaz Akbari
1
,
Ebrahim Rajabpour
2
,
Aryan gholipour
3
1 - University of Tehran
2 -
3 - مدیریت
Keywords: MentoringMentorMenteeMaturityMcKenzie 7S model,
Abstract :
Given the importance and necessity of mentoring, as one of the methods of human resource development in Iranian organizations and the fact that the successful implementation of formal mentoring requires a proper platform and the necessary maturity in the organization. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the prerequisites for the successful implementation of the formal mentoring program. The statistical population of the research is university professors and experts familiar with human resource development and especially mentoring method. The research method is qualitative and based on the paradigm of interpretiveness. To achieve this, after reviewing the mentoring literature community, interview questions were designed and after confirming the validity of the questions, 15 people with expertise in the field of human resource development, especially mentoring, were interviewed by purposive sampling. Then, the results of the interviews were analyzed using the theme analysis method using Brown and Clark approach and the necessary prerequisites for mentoring were categorized in the form of McKenzie 7S model. The results showed that factors such as; a culture based on learning, the maturity of human resource processes, the financial strength of the organization and the existence of a strategic vision in the organization are the main prerequisites for implementing a formal mentoring program in the organization.
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