The Effect of Mentoring on Employees’ Training Effectiveness Through the Mediating Role of Being Seen at Work

Seifi, Maryam; Keshavarz, Mohammad

doi:10.22055/jiops.2023.43901.1355

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Maryam Seifi ¹
Mohammad Keshavarz ²

¹ MA Student in Mechanics, Majoring in Energy Conversion, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Abbaspour University, Tehran, Iran

² PhD Student in Organizational Behavior Management, Faculty of Economics, Management and Administrative Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22055/jiops.2023.43901.1355

Abstract

Introduction
Today, many advanced organizations are looking for ways to strengthen and improve the state of organizational training, and many emerging approaches have been proposed in this regard. The present study was conducted to Investigate the role of mentoring on the effectiveness of employee training through the mediation of being seen at work in Kashan Electricity Distribution Company.

Method
The research method was a correlational description. 103 employees of Kashan Electricity Distribution Company were selected as the sample of this research. To analyze the data, partial least squares method and Smart PLS-2 software were used. Convergent validity was used to measure validity, and Cronbach's alpha was used to measure reliability, and its coefficient is greater than 0.7 for all research constructs.

Results
The obtained results indicate that mentoring has a positive and significant relationship with the path coefficient (0.409) and t value (4.08) on the effectiveness of employee training in Kashan Electricity Distribution Company. Also, the positive and significant relationship of mentoring on employee visibility was confirmed with a path coefficient (0.583) and t value (3.47). On the other hand, visibility at work has a positive and significant relationship with the path coefficient (0.628) and t value (5.31) on the effectiveness of employee training. Finally, the results of this research showed that being seen at work plays a mediating role in the relationship between mentoring and the effectiveness of employee training.

Discussion
Based on the results of the research, it can be stated that company managers should try to solve the problems of the educational system by using the optimal mentoring system in the work environment and making the training of the organization more effective.

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