“…The positive effects of mentoring programs on career outcomes are more widely documented (e.g., Allen, Eby, Poteet, Lentz, & Lima, 2004;Eby, Allen, Evans, Ng, & DuBois, 2008). In particular, mentoring is seen as a powerful tool facilitating employees' career progression up the organization ladder (Blake-Beard, 1999;Murrell, Crosby, & Ely, 1999;D.…”