Succession Planning

The present study is intended to examine relationship among competency and succession planning in Telecommunication Infrastructure Company of Iran (TICIR). This study was carried out as an applied research in terms of objective and it was assumed as a descriptive survey by taking approach toward interpretative structural modeling. The statistical population of this study comprised of two groups of experts and directors (Directors general, chairmen of offices, responsible experts and experts of TICIR Company). To determine sample size for first statistical population, 20 of experts were elected using non-randomized and selective sampling method and in order to specify sample size for second statistical population 340 participants were chosen including directors general, deputies of directors general, chairmen of offices, responsible experts and other experts of TICIR Company.The result from succession planning model showed that the variable of succession planning reached to a level higher than satisfactory rate therefore all of the related elements were placed higher than satisfactory level except variable of commitment that was at good level. Similarly, variable of competency was also placed at the level higher than satisfactory rate in this study. Therefore, all of these variables reached to the level higher than satisfactory rate.

This research was an applied research using mixed method design. In the qualitative approach, Delphi method is used by referring to 20 academic and educational experts selected by purposeful method. In this study, 381 participants were selected by stratified sampling method with appropriate allocation. Face validity is used for validation. Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient was higher than 0.8, indicating high reliability of the research instrument. The results identified 4 dimensions including; individual, communicative, organizational, professional, and 32 components for competency model of Mashhad 7 districts educational managers. Also, the communicative dimension and conceptual skill were determined as the most important ones. It was also revealed that the confirmed succession planning model of educational managers of 7 districts of Mashhad Ministry of Education involved three dimensions of volunteer evaluation, volunteer training and assessment of effectiveness with 6 components. Volunteer training dimension and individual performance evaluation and process components are of utmost importance. In competency model of Mashhad 7 districts educational managers based on a succession planning approach, competency plays an important role of 58% in succession planning.

In today's competitive world, a key factor for educational institutions success is the talent management and succession planning of human resources. The purpose of this study was to analyze talent management and succession planning in the Iranian educational system, from the views of secondary school principals. Data were collected from127 principals (by conducting Cochran's formula), by use of a questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially using SPSS/Windows. The findings revealed that the score of four of seven dimensions of succession planning and three of five dimensions of talent management were less than the middle of scale spectrum. The findings of comparative analyses showed differences and similarities on respondents' views regarding current status talent management and Succession planning dimensions in educational system. According to the results some recommendations were suggested to reach to the proper and desirable status of talent management and succession planning.