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Reverse Mentoring and Its Reflection on Cinema: A Review on the Film “The Internship”

TERSİNE MENTÖRLÜK VE SİNEMADA YANSIMASI: THE INTERNSHIP FİLMİ ÜZERİNDEN BİR DEĞERLENDİRME

Ülkü Bildirici(SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0008-6995-7747
Serap Kalfaoğlu(SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-7248-8370
Pages
138–152
Publication Date
2026-06-07
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The results demonstrate that reverse mentoring programs significantly contribute to organizational efficiency and significantly benefit employees by developing their skills.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Reverse mentoring programs are a two-way learning and development process in which younger employees share their knowledge of digital literacy and current technology with senior employees, while senior employees share their knowledge and experience in leadership and the business world with younger employees.
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Key Findings & Data:Furthermore, the study examines the 2013 film The Internship, providing a detailed analysis of how reverse mentoring is implemented in the fictional world and how it shapes the characters within this process.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results demonstrate that reverse mentoring programs significantly contribute to organizational efficiency and significantly benefit employees by developing their skills.
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⚙️Variables:Tersine mentörlük · Kuşaklar arası etkileşim · İşgücü dinamikleri

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Reverse mentoring programs are a two-way learning and development process in which younger employees share their knowledge of digital literacy and current technology with senior employees, while senior employees share their knowledge and experience in leadership and the business world with younger employees. This study aims to comprehensively analyze the impact of reverse mentoring programs in the business world by examining academic research. Furthermore, the study examines the 2013 film The Internship, providing a detailed analysis of how reverse mentoring is implemented in the fictional world and how it shapes the characters within this process. Furthermore, it emphasizes the critical role reverse mentoring programs play in strengthening communication between generations, enhancing corporate culture, and developing competencies, in addition to knowledge transfer. The results demonstrate that reverse mentoring programs significantly contribute to organizational efficiency and significantly benefit employees by developing their skills.

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Tersine mentorluk programları genç çalışanların kıdemli çalışanlara dijital okuryazarlık ve güncel teknolojiye dair bilgilerini aktardığı, aynı zamanda kıdemli çalışanların da genç çalışanlara liderlik ve iş dünyasına dair bilgi ve tecrübelerini aktardığı çift yönlü bir öğrenme ve gelişme sürecidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, 2016 yılı sonrası yayınlanan akademik çalışmaları inceleyerek tersine mentörlük programlarının iş dünyasındaki etkisini kapsamlı bir şekilde analiz etmektir. Ayrıca çalışma, 2013 yapımı The Internship filmi üzerinden yapılan inceleme ile tersine mentörlük sürecinin kurmaca dünyada nasıl işlendiğini ve bu süreç bağlamında karakterler arasında nasıl şekillendiğini detaylı olarak ele almıştır. Dahası, tersine mentorluk programlarının bilgi aktarımı dışında kuşaklar arasındaki iletişimin güçlendirilmesi, kurum kültürünün geliştirilmesi ve yetkinlik gelişimi açısından üstlendiği kritik role vurgu yapmıştır. Sonuç olarak tersine mentörlük programlarının organizasyonların verimliliğine önemli katkılar sağladığı ve çalışanların becerilerini geliştirerek önemli ölçüde fayda sağladığı ortaya konulmuştur.

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Bildirici, Ü., Kalfaoğlu, S., *, Ü. B. (2026). Reverse Mentoring and Its Reflection on Cinema: A Review on the Film “The Internship”. Organizasyon ve Yönetim Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 18 Sayı: 2, 138–152. https://doi.org/10.69785/oybd.1817692

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