This paper presents the development of a leadership succession planning model for a Malaysia publ... more This paper presents the development of a leadership succession planning model for a Malaysia public university using Charmaz's Grounded Theory Approach. This study emphasised the research methodology, specifically on constructivist Charmaz's Grounded Theory Approach, which aligns with the constructivist philosophy of this research. The sampling process began with selection of a specific public university as a case study. Subsequently, the initially selected participants were identified from the university's organisational chart. Interview invitations were then sent to participants and those who were accepted were interviewed. Chain-referral sampling, with emphasised on the principle of theoretical sampling, was conducted according to the recommendations of the participants. The data analysis, which included open, axial/focus, and selective coding, began after the first participant was interviewed. Constant comparison of data started after the second participant was interviewed and continued until data from all participants were collected. Fourteen participants participated in both one-on-one and group interviews, based on their preferences. To ensure research trustworthiness, five techniques were employed: data triangulation, member checks, active engagement in data collection, the researcher's position and reflectivity, and a detailed description of the research method. Following the selective coding process, data reduction was performed to eliminate redundant information. The collected data were then utilised to develop a leadership succession-planning model for the university. Feedback from relevant stakeholders currently involved in the university's leadership succession planning was obtained to ensure the alignment of the developed model with the actual situation at the case university. A comprehensive description of each step in the process enhances the transferability of the research methodology, and can assist other researchers in developing their own models.
Succession planning ensures the long-term leadership of an organisation remains viable and follow... more Succession planning ensures the long-term leadership of an organisation remains viable and follows a smooth transition because succession planning practices involves identify, classify, and develop potential talents, which provide a rich and continuous supply of appropriate candidates to fill leadership positions. Nonetheless, universities rarely practice a succession planning. Moreover, in terms of research, the studies on succession planning among most of the universities in Malaysia have been without theoretical support, either explicitly or implicitly. Therefore, this paper aims to review the theoretical aspect of a university succession planning model in Malaysia. A review of the existing university succession planning models was conducted. The inclusion criteria are articles: (1) published between the years 2012 and 2022, (2) topic only focuses on succession planning models among academicians in a university setting, (3) in Malaysia's context and (4) written in the English language. Three models were matched and reviewed. There were similarities in the findings of the reviewed models such as (1) leadership development was essential in succession planning, (2) Incumbent leaders should be involved in succession planning, and (3) The direction of succession planning was driven by the strategy of universities. Furthermore, the entire succession planning process was linked. It began with the strategic plan and progressed to identifying current and future leadership and competencies required by the university. Following leadership development begins with the leader participating in the process. Next is an evaluation of the outcome of the succession planning. The evaluation was done by comparing the outcomes of succession planning with the initial strategic plan.
International Online Journal of Educational Leadership, 2021
Succession planning is a process of potential talent identification, classification, and ... more Succession planning is a process of potential talent identification, classification, and growth of talents, andensuresacontinuously abundantsupply of potential candidates with leadership qualities in universities. Nevertheless, succession planning is not a common practice in universities around the world, likewise in Malaysia. The statistics have shown that universities worldwide are facing the issues of mass retirement ofkey leaders who came from the baby boomer generation. These universities will lose the institution memory when they leave their offices, hence, universities may face leadership crisis. Therefore, this paper intends to review the succession planning practices in Malaysia’s public universities and also discussesthe challenges faced by them when they try to implement succession planning. A systematic literature review was conducted pertainingto the succession planning practices and issue in Malaysia’s public universities.The inclusion criteria are: (i) publications between 2010 and 2019, (ii) Malaysia’spublic universities succession planning only, and (iii)publications writtenin English. Four themes have emerged for these practices. They are potential leader identification, leadership development, promotion, and centre-in-charge. At the same time, the issues faced are financial limitation in a university, brain drain syndrome, university recruitment requirements that do not require leadership, two houses of legislature in a university, short tenure of managerial leadership positions, and misconceptions among staff of leaders who were chosen by default. It is hoped that this review can help the relevant stakeholders in Malaysia’s public universities to plan for a better structured and systematic succession planning
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the educational scenario. To counter this disaster, many countr... more The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the educational scenario. To counter this disaster, many countries, including Malaysia, have enforced a series of cordon sanitaire since 2020. Consequently, universities have temporarily closed, and a majority of universities' staff had to work from home, including researchers. Further, due to cordon sanitaire, conventional face-to-face interviews were prohibited. Nevertheless, online interviews with web conferencing as a tool for interviews is a promising solution for the pandemic situation. Therefore, this article intends to review web conferencing platforms as a tool of online data collection for qualitative research. Researchers need to understand the potentials and the threats of web conferencing before choosing and switching to conduct interviews virtually. The inclusion criteria are (1) researchers worldwide have used it as an online interview platform, (2) Malaysians have used it widely in their daily lives. The results, Cisco Webex, Skype, and Zoom, were selected, and reviewed. The review comprised audio-video services, audio-video recordings, number of participants in one session, real-time transcription, and translation services of the selected platforms. In addition, this article also discusses the security, privacy, and ethical issues arising from web conferencing usage. In conclusion, web conferencing platforms have provided an opportunity for researchers to continue collecting data while maintaining social distancing to prevent the spread of the disease.
This paper presents the development of a leadership succession planning model for a Malaysia publ... more This paper presents the development of a leadership succession planning model for a Malaysia public university using Charmaz's Grounded Theory Approach. This study emphasised the research methodology, specifically on constructivist Charmaz's Grounded Theory Approach, which aligns with the constructivist philosophy of this research. The sampling process began with selection of a specific public university as a case study. Subsequently, the initially selected participants were identified from the university's organisational chart. Interview invitations were then sent to participants and those who were accepted were interviewed. Chain-referral sampling, with emphasised on the principle of theoretical sampling, was conducted according to the recommendations of the participants. The data analysis, which included open, axial/focus, and selective coding, began after the first participant was interviewed. Constant comparison of data started after the second participant was interviewed and continued until data from all participants were collected. Fourteen participants participated in both one-on-one and group interviews, based on their preferences. To ensure research trustworthiness, five techniques were employed: data triangulation, member checks, active engagement in data collection, the researcher's position and reflectivity, and a detailed description of the research method. Following the selective coding process, data reduction was performed to eliminate redundant information. The collected data were then utilised to develop a leadership succession-planning model for the university. Feedback from relevant stakeholders currently involved in the university's leadership succession planning was obtained to ensure the alignment of the developed model with the actual situation at the case university. A comprehensive description of each step in the process enhances the transferability of the research methodology, and can assist other researchers in developing their own models.
Succession planning ensures the long-term leadership of an organisation remains viable and follow... more Succession planning ensures the long-term leadership of an organisation remains viable and follows a smooth transition because succession planning practices involves identify, classify, and develop potential talents, which provide a rich and continuous supply of appropriate candidates to fill leadership positions. Nonetheless, universities rarely practice a succession planning. Moreover, in terms of research, the studies on succession planning among most of the universities in Malaysia have been without theoretical support, either explicitly or implicitly. Therefore, this paper aims to review the theoretical aspect of a university succession planning model in Malaysia. A review of the existing university succession planning models was conducted. The inclusion criteria are articles: (1) published between the years 2012 and 2022, (2) topic only focuses on succession planning models among academicians in a university setting, (3) in Malaysia's context and (4) written in the English language. Three models were matched and reviewed. There were similarities in the findings of the reviewed models such as (1) leadership development was essential in succession planning, (2) Incumbent leaders should be involved in succession planning, and (3) The direction of succession planning was driven by the strategy of universities. Furthermore, the entire succession planning process was linked. It began with the strategic plan and progressed to identifying current and future leadership and competencies required by the university. Following leadership development begins with the leader participating in the process. Next is an evaluation of the outcome of the succession planning. The evaluation was done by comparing the outcomes of succession planning with the initial strategic plan.
International Online Journal of Educational Leadership, 2021
Succession planning is a process of potential talent identification, classification, and ... more Succession planning is a process of potential talent identification, classification, and growth of talents, andensuresacontinuously abundantsupply of potential candidates with leadership qualities in universities. Nevertheless, succession planning is not a common practice in universities around the world, likewise in Malaysia. The statistics have shown that universities worldwide are facing the issues of mass retirement ofkey leaders who came from the baby boomer generation. These universities will lose the institution memory when they leave their offices, hence, universities may face leadership crisis. Therefore, this paper intends to review the succession planning practices in Malaysia’s public universities and also discussesthe challenges faced by them when they try to implement succession planning. A systematic literature review was conducted pertainingto the succession planning practices and issue in Malaysia’s public universities.The inclusion criteria are: (i) publications between 2010 and 2019, (ii) Malaysia’spublic universities succession planning only, and (iii)publications writtenin English. Four themes have emerged for these practices. They are potential leader identification, leadership development, promotion, and centre-in-charge. At the same time, the issues faced are financial limitation in a university, brain drain syndrome, university recruitment requirements that do not require leadership, two houses of legislature in a university, short tenure of managerial leadership positions, and misconceptions among staff of leaders who were chosen by default. It is hoped that this review can help the relevant stakeholders in Malaysia’s public universities to plan for a better structured and systematic succession planning
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the educational scenario. To counter this disaster, many countr... more The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the educational scenario. To counter this disaster, many countries, including Malaysia, have enforced a series of cordon sanitaire since 2020. Consequently, universities have temporarily closed, and a majority of universities' staff had to work from home, including researchers. Further, due to cordon sanitaire, conventional face-to-face interviews were prohibited. Nevertheless, online interviews with web conferencing as a tool for interviews is a promising solution for the pandemic situation. Therefore, this article intends to review web conferencing platforms as a tool of online data collection for qualitative research. Researchers need to understand the potentials and the threats of web conferencing before choosing and switching to conduct interviews virtually. The inclusion criteria are (1) researchers worldwide have used it as an online interview platform, (2) Malaysians have used it widely in their daily lives. The results, Cisco Webex, Skype, and Zoom, were selected, and reviewed. The review comprised audio-video services, audio-video recordings, number of participants in one session, real-time transcription, and translation services of the selected platforms. In addition, this article also discusses the security, privacy, and ethical issues arising from web conferencing usage. In conclusion, web conferencing platforms have provided an opportunity for researchers to continue collecting data while maintaining social distancing to prevent the spread of the disease.
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