Developing future leaders in Malaysian public universities: the factors influencing execution of succession planning
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
ISSN: 2050-7003
Article publication date: 11 September 2023
Issue publication date: 27 November 2024
Abstract
Purpose
Succession planning is an emerging area for research in higher education institutions worldwide; however, literature is scarce in the context of developing countries like Malaysia. The factors that have an influence on the execution of succession planning in public universities are the primary goal that has been set for achieving the study's goal. Moreover, the development of leadership in institutions has been taken by adopting formal succession planning. This study aims to be explore the factors that can contribute to the successful execution of the plan, particularly in higher education institutions in Malaysia.
Design/methodology/approach
The study employed the qualitative approach. The registrars have been selected by using purposive sampling technique for face-to-face interviews from five public research universities of Malaysia. The in-depth data can be collected at research universities as they are old and comprehensive universities of Malaysia. The data were analysed through thematic analysis.
Findings
The number of factors that have been revealed through the findings are as follows: organisational culture, the support of top-level management, the strategic plan, the reward, the champion from top-level management and the budget. Further, the public universities of Malaysia required ensuring that all employees were aware of succession plan initiatives taken by institutions, although the system was challenged by not taking these factors into account.
Originality/value
The primary data have been collected to provide the insight regarding opportunities and challenges encountered in the implementation of succession planning in Malaysian public universities.
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Citation
Keerio, N. and Ahmad, A.R. (2024), "Developing future leaders in Malaysian public universities: the factors influencing execution of succession planning", Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, Vol. 16 No. 5, pp. 1453-1468. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-03-2023-0112
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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