A STUDY ON SUCCESSION PLANNING FOLLOWED IN THE PRIVATE UNIVERSITY

Succession planning is the essence of the modern leadership program and talent management. The purpose of the study was to elicit perspectives from educators concerning succession planning implementation in the university. A questionnaire was circulated to Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and office bearers for survey. The data were analyzed by statistical techniques namely; Wilcoxon one sample test, cross tabulation and shaprio wilk test and frequency distribution. The study found that there was a significant correlation between the age and respondents’ perception towards talent identification in the university. A study revealed that top management support, Performance evaluation, and training and development are important factors of succession planning. This paper is useful to get a better understanding of leadership practices used in the academia. The research conclude that the Professors have affirmative views for the succession practices followed in the university.