Is the psychological profile of the mentor a predictor for the success of the mentoring relationship?

Our research project is to verify the effect of two psychological concepts, emotional intelligence (IE) and the Big Five, on a mentoring relationship developed in an entrepreneurial context. We collected data from 188 mentoring dyads as part of the Réseau M of the “Fondation de l’entrepreneurship du Québec”. A positive association is expected between the mentor’s EI and the mentee’s learning, the functions received, and the characteristics of the relationship (trust and perceived similarity). Similarly, personality factors such as openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism are presumed to influence trust in the mentor, perceived similarity, functions, and learning. As far as the EI can be developed by an awareness of the mentors, it is a potential track for intervention in the future in order to improve the impact of learning for entrepreneurs that are supported by a mentor.

Faculty Supervisor:

Étienne St-Jean

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Partner:

University of Sydney

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

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