The Process of Mentoring Activity at Enterprises in the Conditions of Innovative Development

• Main Authors: Doroshkevych Kateryna O., Voronovska Marta M., Ivasyuk Volodymyr V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research Centre of Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine 2019-01-01
• Series: Bìznes Inform
• Subjects: motivation; mentoring; mentor activity; innovative development; process; stages
• Online Access: http://www.business-inform.net/export_pdf/business-inform-2019-1_0-pages-377_382.pdf

The article considers the process of mentoring activity at enterprises in the conditions of innovative development: the concept of «mentoring» is defined more exactly as a system of relations in which one person (mentor) provides support of new knowledge, development and progress of another person (pupil, menti); purposes of the use of mentoring in enterprises, public authorities, educational institutions, scientific institutions, etc. are indicated. The existing stages of implementation of the mentoring activity at enterprises are considered. As a result, their shortcomings are identified as follows: lack of preparatory phase; dependence of the stages of mentoring activity on the applied type or the mentoring model; contractual restrictions; fragmentary nature of feedback. For the purpose of their elimination, the authors recommend an order of the mentoring activity at enterprises in the conditions of innovative development, consisting of three stages: preparatory (all necessary preconditions of the mentoring activity are provided); implementing (implementation of the mentoring sessions, use of motivational measures, acquisition of the desired competencies on the part of menti, stimulation of mentor, etc.) and the final (provides for an evaluation of results of the carried out mentoring, consolidation of the obtained knowledge and its practical application).