@article{oai:icu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005456,
 author = {Takeuchi, Airi and Inaba, Yushi},
 issue = {90},
 journal = {社会科学ジャーナル},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {entoring plays a crucial role in entrepreneurial business development. Studies have shown that mentors support entrepreneurs in identifying goals and achieving objectives. This study clarifies the attributes of ‘informal’ mentoring, wherein the entrepreneur (protégé) and the mentor become partners without a contract. Through an analysis based on a detailed questionnaire survey and indepth semi-structured interviews targeting entrepreneurs, the attributes of informal mentors, frequent mentoring activities, and mentoring outcomes at each entrepreneurial stage are discussed. The results reveal the most common feature of informal mentors who support entrepreneurs and small business managers: male business managers (CEOs/executives and entrepreneurs) who are friends with entrepreneurs and demonstrate the effectiveness of friends as informal mentors, which positively influences various mentoring outcomes. Additionally, the mentoring effects perceived by protégés are distinct in each entrepreneurial stage, and informal mentors are capable of supporting their protégés’ individual stages. This study contributes to identifying and categorizing methods for developing positive mentoring relationships: respectful behavior, bonding activity, and mutually beneficial partnerships.},
 pages = {25--50},
 title = {Entrepreneurial mentoring : informal mentors and mentoring relationship with entrepreneurs},
 year = {2023}
}