Date of Conferral

2023

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Psychology

Advisor

Amy Hakim

Abstract

Many nonprofit organizations lack strategies for succession planning and executive transitions. Without effective talent management and succession planning strategies, nonprofit organizations are in jeopardy of survival. The purpose of this multiple qualitative case study was to explore how nonprofit organizations in a southwestern state without a succession plan in place prepare for executive transition when an impending change is imminent. These multiple case studies were based on the conceptual framework of transition management. Identified through purposive sampling, 12 participants (two senior-level executives and two board members) from three nonprofit organizations in a southwestern state were interviewed using semi-structured questions. Also, archival documents, specifically draft succession plans, transition plans, and minutes for the strategic plans meeting were reviewed. Braun and Clarke’s thematic process was applied to conduct the thematic analysis. It was identified that nonprofit organizations without a succession plan in place prepare for the executive transition when an impending change is imminent through (a) strategic planning, (b) job description and rubric, (c) interviewing and hiring, (d) training, and (e) role subdivision. The implications for positive social change include providing useful knowledge for the southwestern nonprofit organization’s board of directors, executives, consultants, and nonprofit associations on the importance of having a succession plan in place to ensure an effective executive transition.

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