Designing a model for human resource succession in public organizations: Exploratory research based on Grounded Theory

Today, leading organizations have realized the importance of continuous preparation and development of their employees for the future growth of the organization. Awareness and recognition of organizations and the need for succession management has caused the need for succession in organizations to be emphasized more than ever. The purpose of this study is to design and explain the pattern of human resource substitution. In this regard, the research focuses on identifying the dimensions and components of the succession model in government organizations. The research method is based on a qualitative approach in which the data required for the research are collected based on semi-structured interview tools with 17 experts in the scientific community and using the Grounded theory approach. Based on the research findings, the succession model in government organizations includes five general dimensions of human resource talent identification, succession database formation, succession selection, and training and development of selected successors. The mentioned model has a high generalizability due to its comprehensiveness.