Exploring Dynamic Mentoring Models in India (Hardcover)

Payal Kumar

ISBN 10: 3319564048 / ISBN 13: 9783319564043

Published by Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, 2017

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Hardcover. This edited collection explores the variations of mentoring in India in comparison to western models, providing rich contextual interpretation and paving the way for a greater understanding of mentoring as a phenomenon. With India having the worlds largest youth population, its longstanding mentoring tradition is increasingly being replaced by emerging mentoring models in which younger generations are constantly exposed to both Indian and western influences. Paying particular attention to formal and informal mentoring models, the contributions cover the corporate sector, higher education, the developmental sector and venture capitalist-enabled entrepreneurial mentoring. Offering a uniquely non-western perspective, this innovative study also showcases both mentor and protege perceptions of mentoring, and will be of great appeal to both practitioners and scholars of leadership. This edited collection explores the variations of mentoring in India in comparison to western models, providing rich contextual interpretation and paving the way for a greater understanding of mentoring as a phenomenon. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring Dynamic Mentoring Models in India (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319564048
• ISBN 13: 9783319564043
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This edited collection explores the variations of mentoring in India in comparison to western models, providing rich contextual interpretation and paving the way for a greater understanding of mentoring as a phenomenon. With India having the world’s largest youth population, its longstanding mentoring tradition is increasingly being replaced by emerging mentoring models in which younger generations are constantly exposed to both Indian and western influences. Paying particular attention to formal and informal mentoring models, the contributions cover the corporate sector, higher education, the developmental sector and venture capitalist-enabled entrepreneurial mentoring. Offering a uniquely non-western perspective, this innovative study also showcases both mentor and protégé perceptions of mentoring, and will be of great appeal to both practitioners and scholars of leadership.

About the Author

Payal Kumar is an independent scholar with rich experience in senior leadership positions in both higher education and the corporate sector, including former Registrar and Professor at a North Indian university. Payal has published widely on topics including gender, diversity and leadership. She is the series editor of Palgrave Studies in Leadership and Followership and sits on the editorial board of several reputed journals. The topic of her thesis for the Fellow Management Programme, XLRI, India, was Personality Incongruence in the Mentoring Dyad and Its Impact on the Protégé.