scholarly journals Long-term effect of communication training on the relationship between physicians’ self-efficacy and performance

2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pål Gulbrandsen ◽  
Bård Fossli Jensen ◽  
Arnstein Finset ◽  
Danielle Blanch-Hartigan
Author(s):  
Étienne St-Jean ◽  
Maripier Tremblay

This study focuses on whether a mentor can facilitate the development of entrepreneurial self-efficacy particularly with regard to opportunity recognition (ESE-OR) for novice entrepreneurs and whether their level of learning goal orientation (LGO) has a moderating effect. Based on a sample of 219 mentees and a longitudinal follow-up for 106 of these respondents, the results show that mentoring supports the development of ESE-OR, but only for low LGO mentees. Furthermore, the effect of mentoring on ESE-OR for low LGO mentees is ephemeral as it decreases once the relationship ends. This suggests the need for long-term support in order to maintain their ESE-OR high throughout the entrepreneurial endeavour. At the opposite end, high-LGO mentees see their ESE-OR slightly decline in an intense mentoring relationship suggesting that mentoring helps to adjust ESE-OR to a more appropriate level for novice entrepreneurs.


2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cesare Castellini ◽  
Alessandro Dal Bosco ◽  
Raffaella Cardinali

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas T. Breuer ◽  
Michael E. J. Masson ◽  
Glen E. Bodner
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