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This book examines current research related to succession planning strategies and tactics. The authors compare and contrast the rationale and processes needed for effective and efficient succession planning. This is a comprehensive endeavor exploring succession planning across today´s key disciplines: business, education, and healthcare. Succession planning is examined from the commercial, government, and non-profit lens. The book features active research, broad literature reviews, and examines conceptual frameworks. From this valuable contribution to succession planning research, readers will receive a thorough assessment of the theoretical foundations of succession planning and ethical considerations for sustainable leadership.

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1. Developing Sustainable Leadership through Succession Planning

Kevin Bottomley, Ph.D.

2. Literature Review of Succession Planning Strategies and Tactics

Irina A. Weis, blat, Ed,D.

3. Succession Planning for Large and Small Organizations: A Practical Review of Professional Business Corporations

Rick D. Johnson, DM, Donna Pepper, DM, Joan Adkins, DM, Alexius Emejom, DM, PMP

4. Succession Planning Management

Joseph Keller, Ph. D.

5. Succession Planning in Non-Profit Healthcare Organizations

Suzanne Moss Richins, DHA

6. Succession Planning in the Small Business: The Good and the Bad

Donna M. Kjellander, MBA

7. Succession Planning in Family-Owned Businesses
Lillie M. Hibbler-Britt, Ph.D. and Anna Copeland Wheatley, Ph.D.

8. Federal Agency Succession Planning

Sofia G. Loomis, DM

9. Promoting Public Sector Sustainability through Participation

Luis Gallardo, MPA, JD

10. Succession Planning Research within the Business / IT Arena

Loyce Chithambo, DM/IST

11. Strategies for Healthcare Organizations in Succession Planning

T. Ray Ruffin, DHA

12. The Feminist Perspective of Implicit Bias in Succession Planning in Healthcare

Cheryl LaFollette Anderson, Ph.D.

13. Are You Preparing for a Successor? Succession Planning in a Small Private Practice Healthcare Setting

Tamara J. Reeves, Ph.D.

14. Succession Planning Research in the Educational Sector

Lili C. Melton, Ph.D.

15. Case Studies in Succession Planning for K-12 Districts

Arfe Yucedag-Ozcan, Ph.D and Sharon K. Metcalfe, Ed.D.

16. Succession Planning Models, Conceptual Maps, Ethical Considerations, and Best Practices

Vernesia Wilson, Ph.D. MPH

17. Preventing Negative Conflict in Leadership Succession: Ethical Considerations and Practices

Anthony R. Carbo, Ph.D. and Karin J. Storm, Ph.D.

18. An Epilogue to Succession Planning: Understanding the Value of Your Enterprise

Paul Wendee, DBA, Fiona Sussan, Ph.D., MBA, Ravi Chinta, Ph.D.

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Pamela A. Gordon is a senior research fellow for the Global Business Research Center at University of Phoenix, USA. Her work has been published in Sage Research Methods , Journal of Business Case Studies , and J ournal of the Academy for Advancement of Business Research , among others.
Julie A. Overbey is the Lead Faculty Area Chair for the University of Phoenix Doctor of Management program. Her work has been published in the Leadership & Organization Development Journal .

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