In this chapter we aim to capture and portray the state of play in workplace coaching research. By synthesizing the findings of systematic literature reviews and meta-analytic studies published during the last decade, we draw a comprehensive “map” of the current research on workplace coaching. We chart the “most traveled” territories by introducing an integrated framework of workplace coaching that describes the key outcomes as well as the input, process, and contextual factors of effective coaching. We also outline major theoretical concepts that have emerged in contemporary coaching research and are supported by closely related and more-established scientific fields such as psychotherapy, training, and leadership. Finally, we map out the “untraveled” or least-traversed territories by offering recommendations for future research and research methodologies for current and future explorers and cartographers.
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