Global Journal of Finance and Management.
ISSN 0975-6477 Volume 6, Number 1 (2014), pp. 79-88
© Research India Publications
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Mentoring for Effective Positive Workforce: A Case Study
Dr. Ruchi Tewari
1
and Dr. Ritu Sharma
2
1
Assistant Professor; Amrut Mody School of Management; (Ahmedabad University);
16/1; Vikram Sarabhai Marg; Opp. Old IIMA; Navrangpura; Ahmedabad, India
E-mail: ruchi.tewari@ahduni.edu.in; drtewariruchi@gmail.com
2
Assistant Professor; School of Liberal Studies (Pandit Deendayal Petroleum
University); Raisan; Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat, India
E-mail: dr.sharmaritu@gmail,com; ritusharma@sls.pdpu.edu.in
Abstract
Purpose: To understand the structure and process of mentoring when
formalized in an organization and to measure the impact of formalized
mentoring in creating a positive work force.
Methodology: An organization where formalized mentoring was
established as a part of the organization process was identified and data
was collected through the use of semi-structured interviews conducted
with the human resource manager; executives engaged as mentors and
the mentees. The qualitative data was used to develop a case study.
Mentees were further met again with a structured questionnaire to
measure the impact of mentoring on them and shaping them as a
positive workforce.
Findings: The case study reflects the structure and the process through
which mentoring can be formally established in an organization.
Mentoring yielded positive results because the mentees responded to
say that the mentoring process made them felt nurtured, guided and
integrated in the organization.
Implications: The findings reinforce the notion that mentoring can be
used as a tool to develop a positive workforce and provide insights into
the processes and systems which facilitate in establishing and running
mentoring as a program in an organization.
Limitations: The findings are limited to an organization and therefore
the results cannot be generalized and are specific to the organization.