Provide a Framework of the Success Factors of Succession Planning in Knowledge - Based Organizations

Document Type : Qualitative Research

Authors
Adel Azar 1
Amir khorrami 2
1 Professor of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University,Tehran, Iran.
2 2- Ph.D. Student, Industrial Management Department, Faculty of Management and Economic, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Survival and their success depends on the existence of appropriate staff at the appropriate time. Succession planning is a systematic and purposeful endeavor in an organization to ensure the continuity of staff effectiveness in key positions and maintain and develop intellectual capital for the future and encourage individual development. The purpose of this study is to identify effective indicators and design of succession - succession model based on indigenous knowledge of knowledge - based organizations. Data from the collection of information from the subsidiary organizations is one of the ministries. In this study, two questionnaires were used in two dimensions: current situation and desirable situation and AHP questionnaire to weigh the criteria. The collected data were compared by paired comparison test of current and desired situation for successful implementation of succession planning. Finally, by regression analysis, the index which has the highest importance in succession planning is presented. The research method used in this research is descriptive survey. In the survey of descriptive studies, library studies and library studies have used interview and questionnaire. In this study, two variables were weighted according to the opinions of experts and using analytic hierarchy process (AHP). the result of paired comparison of criteria has shown that four indexes of determining work requirements and existing staff, organization strategy, competency/ establishment of competency model and talent and identification of talented people have the highest importance in succession planning in organization.
Keywords
Succession
Competence
Talent Management
Organization Strategy
Key Positions

Subjects

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Organizational Resources Management Researches
Volume 10, Issue 3
January 2021
Pages 1-23