A Study on the Dual Mechanism of Reverse Mentoring in Promoting Organizational Innovation and Employee Well-being from a Humanistic Entrepreneurship Perspective

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10.2991/978-2-38476-593-5_58How to use a DOI?

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Dual-Cycle Model of Human-Centered Entrepreneurship; Reverse Mentoring; Organizational Innovation; Employee Well-being; Tencent Holdings Limited

Abstract

In the digital era, generational differences have become increasingly prominent within organizations. Both the national anti-involution strategy and the corporate philosophy of humanistic entrepreneurship strongly advocate people-oriented management approaches. Taking Tencent Holdings Limited as the research object, this study adopts a single-case research method. Based on the dual-cycle model of humanistic entrepreneurship, it explores the internal operation mechanism of reverse mentoring through in-depth interviews and comprehensive document analysis. The findings demonstrate that reverse mentoring significantly enhances employee well-being by activating the four core elements of the human cycle: empowerment, ethics, equality, and empathy. Meanwhile, it effectively drives organizational innovation by mobilizing the five key elements of the enterprise cycle: vision, enthusiasm, inspiration, experimentation, and execution. Through perfect institutional design, positive cultural guidance, and sufficient resource support, this study provides a replicable and practical people-oriented management paradigm for enterprises and further enriches the theoretical research in related fields.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Min Zhu
AU  - Yingying Zhang
AU  - Wei Zhao
AU  - Yuxin Tuo
AU  - Xiaomei Shi
AU  - Xinyao Huang
AU  - Qing Li
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/30
TI  - A Study on the Dual Mechanism of Reverse Mentoring in Promoting Organizational Innovation and Employee Well-being from a Humanistic Entrepreneurship Perspective
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Humanities, Wisdom Education and Service Management (HWESM 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 535
EP  - 543
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-593-5_58
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-593-5_58
ID  - Zhu2026
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