The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Succession Planning: A Comparative Perspective

Karl Besel, Ph.D., is professor of public administration and health management at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Northwest in Gary. Arturo Flores, Ph.D., is a lecturer and researcher at Universidad Anáhuac, Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico. Chae Young Chang, Ph.D., is assistant professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Northwest. In this article, the authors provide a summary of succession planning strategies (or a lack thereof) that are being implemented by nonprofits in the United States, Europe, and Latin America and discuss how nonprofit organizations, nationally and internationally, can begin to develop cultures of intentional succession planning.