Abstract
Mentoring is a natural setting for senior employees to render ethics advice and consultation to junior employees. Two studies examined the question of whether those who mentor are more practically wise than those who do not. Although four different measures of practical wisdom were used, no differences were detected. However, mentors were shown to be more politically skilled than non-mentors.
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Moberg, D. Mentoring and Practical Wisdom: Are Mentors Wiser or Just More Politically Skilled?. J Bus Ethics 83, 835–843 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-008-9668-5
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