The Impact Of Executive Succession In Strategic Change "A Field Study In The Central Administration Of The Ministry Of Transport"

Abstract

The study aimed to measure the impact of executive succession in its dimensions (voluntary succession, forced succession, origin of successor) in strategic change in its dimensions (routine change, limited change, radical

change, reorientation) at the central administration at the Ministry of transport. The researcher relied on the descriptive analytical method, and distributed (74) questionnaires to Central and general managers, their assistants, heads of departments and divisions, and when retrieving the distributed questionnaires, it turned out that they were valid for analysis, and the data was analyzed using the statistical program SPSS) and statistical methods. The study concluded that there is a positive moral impact of executive succession in strategic change and for each of its dimensions. The study also recommended the need to establish basic criteria in the selection of the executive successor from a suitable environment for the work of the organization, which contributes to the strategic change in the organization.