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Talent Management and Succession Planning in Traditional Igbo Businesses

Indigenous African Enterprise

ISBN: 978-1-83909-034-9, eISBN: 978-1-83909-033-2

Publication date: 14 December 2020

Abstract

This chapter aims to highlight talent management approaches and succession planning principles deployed by traditional Igbo businesses in Nigeria. Insights came from interviews of a purposively selected sample of Igbo businesses drawn from different sectors of the Nigerian economy and different geopolitical zones of the country to give a national representation of the approaches they deploy in talent management and succession planning.

The chapter commences with a brief literature review of talent management and then proceeds to indicate the methodology deployed in data collection, analysis and presentation. The next section presents findings in detail on how Igbo businesses embark on talent management activities such as talent identification and attraction; interviewing; talent assessment; apprenticeships; training; risk considerations; compensation and rewards. Some training areas discussed in detail include nature of the sector, customer service, inventory management, supplier management and cash handling. The subsequent section highlights some challenges with talent management and approaches Igbo businesses adopted in overcoming them.

The chapter also provides some insights as cases of approaches traditional Igbo businesses adopted in succession planning – this gives more perspective on the contextual circumstances that inform the strategies the businesses adopted in talent management. The chapter concludes by discussing in general, succession planning approaches deployed by traditional Igbo businesses.

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Citation

Okoro, C. and Iheanachor, N. (2020), "Talent Management and Succession Planning in Traditional Igbo Businesses", Adeola, O. (Ed.) Indigenous African Enterprise (Advanced Series in Management, Vol. 26), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 73-89. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1877-636120200000026006

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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