Implementing and sustaining mentoring programmes: A review of the application of best practices in the South African organisational context

Abstract

Die doel met hierdie studie was om die beste praktyke rakende die implementering en instandhouding van formele mentorskapprogramme in drie Suid-Afrikaanse organisasies te ondersoek. Doelmatigheidsteekproefneming is aangewend om aangewese verteenwoordigers wat verantwoordelik is vir die toesighouding en bestuur van die mentorskapprogramme in die drie maatskappye te betrek by die navorsing. 'n Kwalitatiewe inhoudsontledingstegniek is benut om betekenisvolle verklarings vir die navorsingvrae daar te stel. Die bevindinge dui daarop dat die drie organisasies van 'n verskeidenheid stelsels en praktyke gebruik maak om die doeltreffendheid van hulle mentorskapprogramme in stand te hou. Die implikasies van die bevindinge word bespreek. The objective of this study was to investigate best practices regarding implementing and sustaining formal mentoring programmes in three South African organisations. The purposeful sampling method was used to involve designated representatives responsible for overseeing the implementation and management of the mentoring programmes in each of the three companies in the research. A qualitative content analysis technique was applied to infer meaningful explanations to the research questions. The findings indicate that the three organisations rely on a variety of systems and practices to sustain the effectiveness of their mentoring programmes. The implications of the findings are discussed.