Executive Coaching: A Conceptual Framework From an Integrative Review of Practice and Research
- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Resource Development Review
- Vol. 4 (4), 462-488
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484305280866
Abstract
Executive coaching has become increasingly popular despite limited empirical evidence about its impact and wide disagreement about necessary or desired professional qualifications. This article examines the practice of executive coaching, investigating the useful underlying theories by reviewing previous research. It also provides a conceptual framework of executive coaching, integrating the literature on executive coaching and related areas such as mentoring, career success, 360-degree feedback, and training and development. The significance of this article lies in its integration of the extant literature on executive coaching and the development of a conceptual framework of executive coaching and related propositions derived from the literature. The article discusses the implications for future research and for human resource development.Keywords
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