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Healthcare Executive Leadership Development And Succession Planning, Robin Ford Dillard
Healthcare Executive Leadership Development And Succession Planning, Robin Ford Dillard
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Business leaders face leadership crises as executives from the baby boomer generation retire, creating a shortage of experienced and knowledgeable leaders. Some business leaders are unprepared for the replacement of retiring senior-level executives and lack strategies for succession planning. The findings of this study indicate succession planning and leadership development play a significant role in preparing future healthcare leaders in their ability to improve the quality of patient care and improve the strategic and financial health of the organization. Guided by the human capital theory the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies used by healthcare …