Succession planning and organisation continuity among nongovernmental organisations in Uganda

Abstract

The study focused on the effect of succession planning in regard to recruitment, performance assessment and employee development on organizational continuity among NGOs in Nakawa Division Urban Council. It was guided by three objectives which were: to determine the influence of recruitment on organisation continuity; to establish the effect of performance assessment on organisation continuity; and to examine the role of employee development on organisation continuity among local NGOs in Nakawa Division Urban Council. A cross sectional survey design was adopted by the study. Data was collected from 254 respondents. SPSS version 20 was applied to generate the results of the study objectives. Data sources included primary data and secondary data. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data. The findings showed that recruitment, performance assessment and employee development as dimensions of succession planning were significantly related to NGO continuity but could only explained 38.4% of the change in organizational continuity. The findings imply that succession planning is not the only factor that could lead to NGO continuity in the NGO sector. In conclusion, all the findings on the relationships between recruitment, performance assessment and employee development revealed significant effect on organizational continuity. The findings confirmed that succession planning was a major determinant of organizational continuity in NGOs. The study recommends therefore, that management of NGOs regularly conduct employee performance assessment so as to offer specialized training to staff in the areas they are not adequately competent. Likewise, NGO should carry out effective adequate employee sourcing, screening and selection so as to recruit competent staff that can perform NGO roles effectively