Succession Planning as a Developmental Tool for Sustainability

2021 ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Abiodun Bakare
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Succession Planning ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Succession Plan ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
Leadership Pipeline ◽  
Practical Guidance ◽  
Critical Leadership

The chapter present a practical guidance based on four simple-to-use models of developing a succession plan. It also highlights current best practices of succession planning based on literature. Succession planning is a critical leadership tool for organizational growth and sustainability; it alleviates substantial gaps in organizational knowledge and leadership through strategic replacement of key personnel. Using succession planning as a developmental tool will allow the organization to determine what and whose knowledge is most important to capture and help them to identify critical positions. It is very important for organizations to grasp the meaning of succession planning before implementing a succession plan as a developmental tool for organizational sustainability. Based on the definitions of succession planning, this chapter defines succession planning as a proactive approach to managing talent, and the development of a leadership pipeline to meet an organization's need-based demand for sustainability.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF SUCCESSION PLANNING ON ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-33
Author(s):  
Ammad Zafar ◽  
Ghazal Khawaja Hummayun Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Succession Planning ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Succession Plan ◽  
Gender Variation ◽  
Force Increase ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Future Growth

In today’s modern world, globalization has increased competition among the organizations. In order to meet competition every organization require high skilled work force. Organizations are becoming more dependent on skilled work force. Increase in competition has also been increasing the stress on employees that is causing hi gh turnover in organization. Increase in employee turnover and unavailability of skilled work force has an indispensable question on the future growth of organizations. Every organization has two ways to tackle this situation either to hire person for the vacant key position from outside or to promote employee within the organization. The Study aims to analyze the impact of succession planning on organizational growth and association of gender variation with growth of organization. A survey of 300 persons doing an official task under the management, were interviewed through questionnaire based on five points Likert scale and developed through pilot study. Convenience sampling was used to draw the sample including 150 males and 150 females. Logistic regression was used to calculate impact of succession planning on organizational growth. Result of the study reveals effective succession plan can help the organization to meet desire objectives. It has significant positive impact of 2.5 times on growth of organization by increasing number employees through accurate hiring and by retaining key personnel on key position. Study also concludes, gender variation has no association with growth of organization.

scholarly journals SUCCESSION PLANNING AND ITS EMERGING ISSUES IN TODAY’S DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

2020 ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Dr. Richa Khugshal
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Succession Planning ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Organizational Survival ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Succession Plan ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Future Leaders

Succession planning plays a crucial role in today’s competitive environment. Escalation pool of talent has major contribution in organizational growth. Thus, identification and development of talent is a necessity for overall development of every organization. The aim of this study is to help organizations to know the importance of succession planning and various challenges of succession planning. This research is tried to cover many aspects of succession planning like organizational survival, strategic planning, prepares future leader, a necessary process in today’s organization, challenges, and organizations performance. This present study showed that succession planning helps organization to survive for longer span of time; it has positive impact on organizational performance; it has positive relationship with strategic planning; it is a necessary process for organizations to motivate and create competent and stable workforce; organizations face many challenges in implementing succession planning, so organizations must be capable enough to make effective succession plan; and it also assists organizations in identifying and preparing future leaders. KEYWORDS: Succession Planning, Organizational Survival, Strategic Planning, Future Leaders, Challenges, Organizations Performance.

Successful family business succession: Utilizing peer groups for critical leadership skills development

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenell Lynn-Senter Wittmer ◽  
Clinton Oliver Longenecker ◽  
Angie Jones
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Succession Planning ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Peer Groups ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Leadership ◽  
Business Succession

Purpose The current study explores the necessary leadership skills required for leadership succession in family businesses as well as best development activities for each skill. The current study provides suggestions for best practices in developing and utilizing peer groups as a leadership development method. Design/methodology/approach A needs assessment was conducted by surveying 150 family-business leaders. Leaders were asked, “What are your most pressing leadership development needs for your organization as you move toward succession? A follow-up question was then asked: “For each of these skills, what method would best help develop this skill for family business leaders?” The responses were content analyzed, placed into themes, and rank ordered. Findings High agreement amongst business leaders was found as eight leadership skills were cited by high percentages of family-business leaders. Leaders overwhelmingly reported peer developmental activities as being the best method for developing these skills. Originality/value Succession planning in family-businesses is critical as many family business fail to make it past the first or second generation. However, little research explores what specific leadership skills are necessary for optimal succession. As well, many leaders in public organizations seek individual methods of development, such as executive coaching, whereas family business leaders seek group activities to learn with/through their peers.

iPad Integration in an Elementary Classroom

2013 ◽  
pp. 42-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Won Hur ◽  
Amy Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Technology Integration ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Elementary Classrooms ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Practical Guidance ◽  
Grade Classroom

The availability of engaging apps on the iPad and its portability have encouraged many educators to adopt it as a teaching and learning tool in the classroom. However, because iPad integration is new, neither practical guidance nor best practices are yet available. Consequently, the authors integrated 13 iPads into a third grade classroom for a year to facilitate learning while examining how to unlock their full potential. The purpose of this chapter is to present specific elementary-level subject learning lesson ideas for iPads, identifying the advantages and challenges of such integration. They also provide practical tips for mobile technology integration in elementary classrooms.

Knowledge Management Systems Diffusion in Chinese Enterprises

2010 ◽  
pp. 1370-1385 ◽  
Author(s):  
One-Ki ("Daniel") Lee ◽  
Mo ("Winnie") Wang ◽  
Kai H. Lim ◽  
Zeyu ("Jerry") Peng
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Diffusion Process ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Knowledge Management Systems ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Practical Guidance

With the recognition of the importance of organizational knowledge management (KM), researchers have paid increasing attention to knowledge management systems (KMS). However, since most prior studies were conducted in the context of Western societies, we know little about KMS diffusion in other regional contexts. Moreover, even with the increasing recognition of the influence of social factors in KM practices, there is a dearth of studies that examine how unique social cultural factors affect KMS diffusion in specific countries. To fill in this gap, this study develops an integrated framework, with special consideration on the influence of social cultures, to understand KMS diffusion in Chinese enterprises. In our framework, we examine how specific technological, organizational, and social cultural factors can influence the three-stage KMS diffusion process, that is, initiation, adoption, and routinization. This study provides a holistic view of the KMS diffusion in Chinese enterprises with practical guidance for successful KMS implementation.

Learning on the Wires: BYOD, Embedded Systems, Wireless Technologies and Cybercrime

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brunella Longo
Keyword(s):  
Embedded Systems ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Organised Crime ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
It Security ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Technical Standards ◽  
Wireless Technologies ◽  
Practical Guidance

AbstractThis article aims to identify and define some of the legal issues, the computer misuses and the information misbehaviour associated with IT security that are increasingly a matter for civil litigation, criminal cases and national policy where fighting serious organised crime and cybercrime are concerned. The author, Brunella Longo, investigates this subject, suggests criteria and offers practical guidance for researching the issues. The article also includes references to relevant legislation, normative technical standards and best practices that have emerged as a result of corporate IT developments.

scholarly journals A holistic view of the organizational knowledge dynamics

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantin Brătianu
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Nonlinear Phenomenon ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Metaphorical Thinking ◽  
Stocks And Flows ◽  
Knowledge Dynamics ◽  
Forms Of Knowledge

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to present a holistic view of the organizational knowledge dynamics, as an alternative to the current research focusing on different aspects of this complex and nonlinear phenomenon. Organizational knowledge is a semantic construct which has been developed as a result of growing importance of knowledge as a strategic resource, and it constitutes an integration of all forms of knowledge co-existing within an organization. Organizational knowledge varies in time and its dynamics is vital for organizational growth and for achieving a competitive advantage. Our approach is based on metaphorical thinking and on critical analysis of the present research concerning organizational knowledge and organizational intellectual dynamics. Going beyond the iceberg and stocks-and-flows metaphors, our research is based on the energy metaphor and the entropy law. The conceptual approach used and the final results obtained demonstrate the importance and utility of the holistic view in understanding more profoundly the complexity of the organizational knowledge dynamics.

Prologue

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orentlicher Diane
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Legal Obligation ◽  
Local Agency ◽  
Strategic Framework ◽  
Local Discretion ◽  
Practical Guidance ◽  
The United Nations

In this prologue, the author reflects on the process of updating in 2005 the United Nations Set of Principles for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights Through Action to Combat Impunity (‘The Principles’). The author, who drafted the report that accompanied the Updated Principles, discusses the challenges involved in her work as well as the factors that were taken into consideration in the preparation of the report. The Principles, first conceived in 1997, serve two fundamentally different functions: first, as a classic soft law instrument and second, as ‘standards drawn from experience’ that could serve ‘as a broad strategic framework for action against impunity’. As a source of practical guidance derived from ‘best practices’, the Principles seek to honor local agency, reflecting in particular the perspectives of victims. They also recognize the elemental importance of clarifying where local discretion ends and legal obligation begins.

Succession Planning in Nursing Academia: A Scoping Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Kristine Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Succession Planning ◽  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Succession Plan ◽  
Future Leaders

AbstractPurposeThe purpose of this scoping review was to examine the range of literature about succession planning in nursing education.BackgroundSuccession planning establishes leadership continuity and inherent knowledge within an institution and nursing education. Most of the literature on succession in nursing is focused in the healthcare setting with limited information of succession planning in nursing education discovered.MethodArksey and O’Malley’s (2005) framework was used to guide this review.ResultsEmergent categories in the charted literature representing succession planning in nursing education included discouraging factors to assuming a leadership role, encouraging factors to assuming a leadership role, and strategies for successful succession planning.ConclusionThere are many factors that discourage and encourage a faculty member when pursuing a leadership position. Developing and implementing a successful succession plan that includes the development of leadership abilities and traits could foster the development of future leaders in nursing education.

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