Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of mentoring on newcomer well-being, as mediated by newcomer socialization and moderated by proactive personality. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected at four time points in a sample of 227 newcomers. Regression analysis...

Family firms throughout the world commonly appoint family members as CEOs. However, the value of family CEOs is a subject of ongoing debate. This study attempts to further illuminate the debate in two ways. First, we extend this debate to China, a new and underexplored context, where family...