An Analysis of the Components of Evidence Based Succession Planning in the Private Sector of Iran

This study is intended to analyze the components of evidence based succession planning in the Iranian private sector. The LAMP framework (Boudreau and Ramstad) has been used as a framework for evidence based human resource framework in this research. The researchers initially worked on exploring succession planning variables from the related theoretical literature, essays and succession planning models proposed by professional consulting firms like Hay and Mercer. Then, the extracted codes and components derived from content analysis were adapted to LAMP model and were placed in the designed model. Finally, after preparing the pairwise comparison questionnaire, the views of human resource experts were collected and the dimensions and components of succession planning were categorized according to Expert Choice software. The results indicated that the dimension of logic was at the most important place and the dimension of analysis occupied the least important and the least effective position in succession planning.