Experiences of the mentoring relationship: A study in a mining company

Abstract

Die doel met hierdie studie was om die aard van die ervaringe van mentors en mentees aangaande die mentorverhouding in die Suid-Afrikaanse organisatoriese konteks te ondersoek. Gerieflikheidsteekproefneming is aangewend om mentors en mentees (N = 10) as navorsingdeelnemers te betrek. Kwalitatiewe metodes is benut om data omtrent die respondente se ervaring van die mentorverhouding te versamel en te ontleed. Daar is bevind dat beide mentors en mentees neig om die informele mentorverhouding te verkies weens die faktore wat die gehalte van die verhouding verhoog. Die implikasies van die bevindinge word bespreek. The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of mentors and mentees with regard to the mentoring relationship in the South African organisational context. A convenience sampling method was used to involve mentors and mentees as participants (N = 10). Qualitative methods were used to collect and analyse data on the respondents' experiences of the mentoring relationship. It was found that both mentors and mentees tend to prefer informal mentoring relationships because of the factors that contribute to the quality of the relationship. The implications of the findings are discussed.