Why do so many newly minted leaders fail so spectacularly? Part of the problem is that in many companies, succession planning is little more than creating a list of high-potential employees and the slots they might fill. It's a mechanical process that's too narrow and hidebound to uncover and correct skill gaps that can derail promising young executives. And it's completely divorced from organi...

As principal farm operators age, retirement and succession planning has become increasingly important to the U.S. agriculture industry. This study examined differences in determinants of preparation between nonfarm households using Survey Consumer Finances. Factors such as risk preferences, financial capability, human capital, other demographic characteristics farmers that may play a role their...

Succession planning is advanced as key to identifying critical positions within the organization and developing strategies for individuals take up competitiveness. State corporations in Kenya are designated promote national development effectual service delivery citizens. However, effective succession remains a challenge state corporations. The study was guided by two objectives including: esta...

The rain-fed mechanized agricultural sub-sector of the Sudan has high potential of building a national food stock and foreign exchange earnings, which could contribute substantially to agricultural development and hence the development of the whole economy as well. However, the agricultural production in this sub-sector is generally characterized by a high degree of instability, which arises fr...