scholarly journals Mentoring for entrepreneurs: A boost or a crutch? Long-term effect of mentoring on self-efficacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 424-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Étienne St-Jean ◽  
Maripier Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Mentoring Relationship ◽  
Learning Goal Orientation ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Novice Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Relationship

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.

scholarly journals The effect of superior's belief about possibility of subordinate's ability change on subordinate's failure tolerance, self efficacy, and negative feedback acceptance

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-197
Author(s):  
Nakyoung Lee ◽  
TaeYong Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Negative Feedback ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Orientation Data ◽  
Learning Goal ◽  
Learning Goal Orientation ◽  
Failure Tolerance ◽  
Feedback Acceptance ◽  
The Relationship

The first purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of superior's belief about possibility of subordinate's ability change on subordinate's failure tolerance, self efficacy, and negative feedback acceptance. The second purpose was to examine the mediating effect of subordinate's learning goal orientation on the relationship between superior's belief about possibility of subordinate's ability change and subordinate's failure tolerance, self efficacy, and negative feedback acceptance. The third purpose was to examine the moderating effect of subordinate's gender on the relationship between superior's belief about possibility of subordinate's ability change and subordinate's learning goal orientation. Data were collected from 246 employees in a number of companies. It was found that superior's belief about possibility of subordinate's ability change is positively related to subordinate's failure tolerance and negative feedback acceptance, but superior's belief about possibility of subordinate's ability change is not related to subordinate's self efficacy. Learning goal orientation partially mediated the relationship between superior's belief about possibility of subordinate's ability change and subordinate's failure tolerance, negative feedback acceptance. Learning goal orientation fully mediated the relationship between superior's belief about possibility of subordinate's ability change and subordinate's self efficacy. And gender moderated the relationship between superior's belief about possibility of subordinate's ability change and subordinate's learning goal orientation because the positive relationship between two variables is stronger in the case of male subordinate than female subordinate. Finally, the implication of this study and the direction for future research were discussed.

scholarly journals Can less be more? Mentoring functions, learning goal orientation, and novice entrepreneurs’ self-efficacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etienne St-Jean ◽  
Miruna Radu-Lefebvre ◽  
Cynthia Mathieu
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Mentoring Relationships ◽  
Perceived Similarity ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Goal ◽  
Learning Goal Orientation ◽  
Novice Entrepreneurs

Purpose One of the main goals of entrepreneurial mentoring programs is to strengthen the mentees’ self-efficacy. However, the conditions in which entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) is developed through mentoring are not yet fully explored. The purpose of this paper is to test the combined effects of mentee’s learning goal orientation (LGO) and perceived similarity with the mentor and demonstrates the role of these two variables in mentoring relationships. Design/methodology/approach The current study is based on a sample of 360 novice Canadian entrepreneurs who completed an online questionnaire. The authors used a cross-sectional analysis as research design. Findings Findings indicate that the development of ESE is optimal when mentees present low levels of LGO and perceive high similarities between their mentor and themselves. Mentees with high LGO decreased their level of ESE with more in-depth mentoring received. Research limitations/implications This study investigated a formal mentoring program with volunteer (unpaid) mentors. Generalization to informal mentoring relationships needs to be tested. Practical implications The study shows that, in order to effectively develop self-efficacy in a mentoring situation, LGO should be taken into account. Mentors can be trained to modify mentees’ LGO to increase their impact on this mindset and mentees’ ESE. Originality/value This is the first empirical study that demonstrates the effects of mentoring on ESE and reveals a triple moderating effect of LGO and perceived similarity in mentoring relationships.

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
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Impact of Dominant Predictors on University Students’ Creativity through Creative Self-efficacy in Shaanxi China: The Moderating Role of Motivation

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Guo ◽  
Shadi Kafi Mallak
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Creative Performance ◽  
Learning Goal Orientation ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Studies on creativity have identified critical individual and contextual variables that contribute to individuals’ creative performance. Ceative self-efficacy has also served as a critical mediating mechanism linking a variety of individual and contexual factors to people’s creative performance. However, the factors influence the relationship between creative self-efficacy and creativity have not yet been systematically investigated. In this study, the author explores potential processes that motivation moderate the relationship between creative self-efficacy and university students creativity under the effects of three dominant predictors like openness to experience, learning goal orientation and team learning behavior.

The Relationship of University Students' Sleep Habits and Academic Motivation

NASPA Journal ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kellah M. Edens
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
College Health ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Lack Of Sleep ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

College students are sleeping less during the week than reported a few years ago. Lack of sleep among college students has been identified as one of the top three healthrelated impediments to academic performance by the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment survey; and it is associated with lower grades, incompletion of courses, as well as negative moods. This research examines the underlying dynamics of lack of sleep on academic motivation, a key predictor of academic performance. Specifically, the relationship of sleep habits with self-efficacy, performance versus mastery goal orientation, persistence, and tendency to procrastinate were investigated. Findings indicate that 42% of the participants (159 students out of a total of 377) experience excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS); and those identified with EDS tend: (1) to be motivated by performance goals rather than mastery goals; (2) to engage in procrastination (a self-handicapping strategy) to a greater extent than students who are rested; and (3) to have decreased self-efficacy, as compared to students not reporting EDS. Several recommendations for campus health professionals to consider for a Healthy Campus Initiative are made based on the findings.

scholarly journals Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repairs with porcine small intestine submucosa: a 5- year follow-up. a prospective randomized controlled study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baoshan Li ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Yi Man ◽  
Jiadong Xie ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Hernia Repair ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Small Intestine Submucosa ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Porcine Small Intestine Submucosa

Abstract Porcine small intestine submucosa (SIS) biologic patch has been used in inguinal hernia repair. However, there are little data available to assess the long-term effect after repair. This study aimed to explore the long-term effect of SIS patch in open inguinal hernia repair. Sevent-six patients with unilateral inguinal hernia were treated with Lichtenstein tension-free hernia repair using SIS patch (Beijing Datsing Bio-Tech Co., Ltd.) and Surgisis patch (COOK, USA) in Tianjin Union Medical Center and China-Japan Friendship Hospital. In the trial, the long-term efficacy of the treatment group and the control group were compared. A total of 66 patients in both groups received long-term follow-up (> 5 years) after surgery, with a follow-up rate of 86.8%. During the follow-up period, there was one case of recurrence, one case of chronic pain in the control group. There was no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) in terms of recurrence, chronic pain, foreign body sensation and infection between the two groups of patients. After long-term observations, it has been found that the porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS) biological patch is safe and effective for inguinal hernia Lichtenstein repair, and has a low recurrence rate and complication rate.

scholarly journals Association between physical exercise and stroke recurrence among first-ever ischemic stroke survivors

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisha Hou ◽  
Mier Li ◽  
Ju Wang ◽  
Yawen Li ◽  
Qianwen Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Exercise Duration ◽  
Stroke Recurrence ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
Exercise Type ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe relationship between exercise and stroke recurrence is controversial. This study was designed to test whether an association exists between exercise and ischemic stroke recurrence in first-ever ischemic stroke survivors. Data were collected from January 2010 to June 2016. Baseline information was obtained during face-to-face interviews, and follow-up phone interviews were conducted every 3 months. Exercise type, frequency, intensity, and duration were recorded. Discrete-time survival analysis was used to determine the relationship between exercise and stroke recurrence. 760 first-ever ischemic stroke survivors who were able to exercise were enrolled. After adjusting for covariates, patients who exercised 3.5–7 h per week and more than 7 h per week had a lower relapse risk than patients who did not exercise (3.5–7: OR 0.415; > 7: OR 0.356). Moreover, if the fluctuation of exercise duration was over 4 h, the patients had a higher risk of stroke recurrence than those with variability of less than 2 h (OR 2.153, P = 0.013). Stroke survivors who engage in long-term regular mild exercise (more than 5 sessions per week and lasting on average 40 min per session) have a lower recurrence rate. Irregular exercise increases the risk of stroke recurrence.

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