Nursing Publications

Managing Knowledge in Transitions: Experiences of Health Care Leaders in Succession Planning

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2017

Journal

Health Care Manager

Volume

36

Issue

3

First Page

231

Last Page

237

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1097/HCM.0000000000000167

Abstract

Effective and efficient methods of succession planning are integral to the success of organizations across the health care system. We explored current health organizations' senior leadership transition processes. Participants were in senior level leadership and decision-making positions in hospitals within Ontario, Canada. Most of the participants did not have formal transition plans and instead relied on the human resources department to plan for succession. We discuss these processes through three themes: (1) preplanning for a transition, (2) the transition process, and (3) barriers to successful transitions. The results of this study confirm the ideas that leadership style combined with experience and personal preferences dominates a leader's onboarding process. Like any complex organizational process, transitions ought to be iterative, flexible, and in line with the needs of individuals, the organizations, and the context. This research also provides further analysis around the broader contextual and cultural issues inherent to succession planning.

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS