Issues, Challenges and Key Factors for Implementation Succession Planning in Malaysian Education Ministry

Abstract

This study aimed to explores the issues and challenges of implementing succession planning in the Ministry of Education Malaysia. Besides that, this concept paper is also intended to look at factors that contribute to the implementation of an effective succession planning. The sample of this study is focused on the Education Service Officers, Ministry of Education Malaysia. The succession planning is seen as an important factor for the well-being of an organization. Transformational leadership, transactional leadership and organizational culture are seen as contributing factors to the implementation of effective succession planning. Thus the focus of this concept paper is to discuss in depth the research problem and the needs of succession planning implementation related to the contributing factors.