Succession Planning. A Panegyric Exploit

In today's world, succession planning has become a measure to sustaining the posterity of organisations; this line of thought has appealed to both the management of organisations and academia. This study aimed at examining succession planning and utilised a qualitative methodology; in addressing this aim, extant literature were reviewed in line with the evolution of succession planning, rationale for succession planning, challenges for succession planning, and the social exchange theory perspective to succession planning. The study also made recommendations and articulated the prospect for succession planning.