Measurement invariance in mentoring research: A cross-cultural examination across Taiwan and the U.S. |
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Authors: | Changya Hu Ekin K. Pellegrini Terri A. Scandura |
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Affiliation: | aNational Chengchi University, Department of Business Administration, Taipei City, 11605 Taiwan;bUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis, College of Business Administration, St. Louis, MO 63121, U.S.A.;cUniversity of Miami, School of Business Administration, Coral Gables, FL 33124, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Workplace mentoring in the international context is an emerging research area with significant potential for global integration. However, although measurement equivalence is a prerequisite for examining cross-cultural differences, this assumption has yet to be examined in mentoring research. This study contributes to the mentoring literature by assessing the measurement equivalence of the Mentoring Functions Questionnaire (MFQ-9) across two diverse cultural settings, the U.S. and Taiwan. Results of a series of multi-group confirmatory factor analyses supported full configural invariance, full metric invariance, and partial scalar invariance across the two groups. These findings suggest MFQ-9 may provide acceptable comparisons and meaningful interpretations across cultures. Implications for future international mentoring research and managerial practice are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Mentoring Measurement equivalence/invariance Cross-cultural International |
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