Understanding mentoring relationships in China: Towards a Confucian model

Zhou, Abby Jingzi; Lapointe, Émilie; Zhou, Steven Shijin

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Understanding mentoring relationships in China: Towards a Confucian model

Zhou, Abby Jingzi, Lapointe, Émilie, Zhou, Steven Shijin·2019·Asia Pacific Journal of Management

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Researchers have rarely examined whether the characteristics of the mentoring relationship are universal or culturally dependent.
“researchers have rarely examined whether the characteristics of the mentoring relationship are universal or culturally dependent [157,158].”
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Both mentors and program staff reported judgment calls and considerable suspicions on the part of parents that could jeopardize the relationship.
“However, both mentors and program staff reported judgment calls and considerable suspicions on the part of parents that could jeopardize the relationship [7,157,158,161].”
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Authors: Zhou, A. J., Lapointe, É., & Zhou, S. S.
Affiliations: University of Nottingham Ningbo China (CN)
Corresponding author: Zhou, Steven Shijin
ORCID: Zhou, Abby Jingzi
Lapointe, Émilie
Zhou, Steven Shijin
Venue: Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2018-08-24
Volume: 36
Issue: 2
Pages: 415-444
ISSN: 0217-4561 (ISSN-L)
1572-9958
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-018-9589-5
OpenAlex: W2888403539
Cited by: 48
References: 110
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4
FWCI: 5.08
Type: journal article
Language: en
Update notices: correction (2019-03-07)
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Asia Pacific Journal of Management (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China (71732007)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mentoring and Academic Development
Social Sciences › Communication › International Student and Expatriate Challenges
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Coaching Methods and Impact
Keywords: mentoring relationships, Confucianism, Chinese culture, cross-cultural mentoring

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