A REFLECTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MANAGEMENT SUCCESSION PLANNING IN UNIVERSITY, A MODEL EMERGING FROM THE DATA BASE THEORY

Abstract

Human resources meet an organization demands during a long term and succession planning is a process for preparation and renovation of these resources. This research has investigated the process of establishment of management succession planning in university by using the plan of data base theory. For this purpose, 17 people were interviewed, those who were policymakers in the area of higher education , the present and past mangers of universities at different administrative and academic levels , authors of the subject, experts in the area of human resources and informed faculty members in the domain of the research. The data was collected from the interviews ., The results of data during three stages of open , pivotal and selective coding was of twelve general areas which in a paradigm model framework included: causative conditions (discourse building, scientific vision, maturity and accountability system), focal item (meritology), strategies of establishment (empowerment and management of talent) , ground (supportive environment and atmosphere, participation of beneficiaries and stability), interferer conditions (academic autonomy) , and consequences (empowerment) , reflect the process of establishment of management succession planning in university and the relationships among its various dimensions.

Keywords

• management succession planning
• university
• higher education
• grounded theory