SUCCESSION PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE (A STUDY OF A NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION-SEND A COW UGANDA)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION .......................................................................................................................... ii

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................. iii

DEDICATION .............................................................................................................................. iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................... v

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................. vi

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................. ix

CHPTER ONE INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ I

1.2 Statement of the Problem ....................................................................................................... 2

1.3 Purpose of the Study .............................................................................................................. 2

1.4 Research Objectives ............................................................................................................... 2

1.5 Research Questions.......................................................................................................... . ... 3

1.5Scope of the study ................................................................................................................... 3

1.5.1 Geographical Scope ............................................................................................................ 3

1.5.2 Subject Scope ...................................................................................................................... 3

1.8 Time Scope ........................................................................................................................... 3

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................. 5

2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 5

2.2 Concept and evolution of Succession Plam1ing ..................................................................... 5

2.2 Succession Management Practices ........................................................................................ 6

2.3 Succession Management and organizational perfonnance .................................................. 10

2.4 Challenges of implementing Succession Management ....................................................... 11

2.5 Possible Strategies to Improve Implementation of Succession Management ..................... 14

2.6 Succession management in Uganda ..................................................................................... 16

CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY ................................................................................... 18

3.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 18

3 .1 Research Design ................................................................................................................... 18

3 .2 Study Population .................................................................................................................. 18

3.4 Sample size .......................................................................................................................... 19

3.5. Data Collection Methods and instrnments .......................................................................... 19

3 .6 Measurement of variables .................................................................................................... 19

3.7 Validity and Reliability ........................................................................................................ 20

3.7.1 Validity ............................................................................................................................. 20

3. 7 .2 Reliability .......................................................................................................................... 21

3.8 Data processing and analysis ............................................................................................... 21

3 .9 Ethical Considerations ......................................................................................................... 21

CHAPTER FOUR PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS ............ 22

4.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 22

4.1 Characteristics of Respondents ............................................................................................ 22

4.2 Succession Planning Practices in Send A Cow Uganda ...................................................... 24

4.3 Contribution of Succession Planning To Project Management Success in Send A Cow Uganda ...................................................... 26

4.4 Challenges of Implementing Succession Planning in Send a Cow Uganda ........................ 28

4.5 Possible Strategies To improve Implementation Of Succession Planning In Send A Cow Uganda ............................................................. 30

CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................................................................................... 33

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................. 33

5.1 Discussion offindings .......................................................................................................... 33

5.1.1 Succession Planning Practices in Send A Cow Uganda .................................................... 33

5.1.2 Contribution of Succession Planning To Project Management Succe in Send A Cow Uganda ................................................... 35

5.1.3 Challenges of implementing Succession Planning In Send A Cow Uganda .................... 36

5.2 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 38

5.4 Limitations of the Study and areas for fmiher exploration .................................................. 40

REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 41

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE ............................................................................................... 45

ABSTRACT 

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between succession planning and organizational performance at a Non-government organization called send-a cow Uganda. The purpose of the study was to examine the succession plruming practices currently being adopted in SACU and the impact these practices have had on the continuity and success of the SACU projects in Uganda. The objectives of the study were; to exrunine succession planning practices in Send A cow Uganda; to exrunine the contribution or succession plruming to organizational performance; to describe the challenges of implementing succession pl aiming in Send A Cow Uganda; ' and to identify the possible strategies to improve implementation of succession plam1ing in Send A Cow Uganda The study adopted a cross sectional design using a quantitative approach. The population of the study was the staff of SACU is a Non-Government Organization (NGO) founded in 1988 with a current staffmg level at 66 staff members who are employed by SACU. The study revealed that, lack of support by persons of influence at times had limited success of efforts of employees to assume higher positions in SACU. It was also repo1ied that ego related concerns have impaired smooth implementation of succession of leaders in SACU. This means that succession management practices caJ111ot be effective in an enviromnent where mistrnst and ego thrive among employees especially between leaders and their subordinates.