An Assessment of Impact of Mentor's Proactivity on Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Protege: A Study in Indian Banking Sector

Abstract

The present study examines the relationship between mentor’s proactive personality and his protégé’s outcomes. Self-administered survey has been conducted on a convenience sampling of 260 employees of Indian banking sector (Public and Private). Correlation and multiple regression analyses shows a number of significant positive relation between variables. Mentor’s proactiveness and protégé’s job satisfaction level is positively related to each other. Conversely, the relationship between mentor’s proactive personality and protégé commitment towards organisation is negatively related. Given results also mention about the impact of mentor’s proactiveness on mentoring practices. These results could add new knowledge to the organisational practices for improving the ongoing mentoring programmes for employee’s development and retaining the knowledgeable staff.