Current?Practices?for?Senior?Executive?Succesions

Description
Succession?planning?for?CEOs,?executives,?and?other?senior?leaders?is?a?complex?process?that?involves?careful
consideration?and?the?analysis?of?many?factors.?As?the?above?quote?highlights,?the?extreme?planning?required?to
fulfill?the?vacancies?left?by?senior?executives?is?an?action?that?many?organizations?fail?to?undergo.?For?those
organizations?who?do?implement?senior?succession?initiatives,?there?are?many?legal?and?ethical?issues?they?must
consider.?These?issues?include?confidentiality?agreements,?trade?secrets,?noncompete?clauses,?pigeon?holing,?and
glass?ceilings.?
For?this?Discussion,?conduct?research?on?the?above?mentioned?legal?and?ethical?issues?associated?with?the
organizational?succession?planning?of?senior?executives.?Based?on?your?research,?select?the?issue?that?you?find
most?interesting?to?evaluate?its?relevance?and?impact?on?today?s?organizations?undergoing?the?succession?process
for?senior?executives.
Post?by?Day?3?a?cohesive?and?scholarly?response?based?on?your?readings?and?research?this?week?that?addresses
the?following:
Analyze?legal?and?ethical?issues?related?to?organizational?succession?planning?for?senior?executives.?
Select?one?of?the?following?considerations:?the?enforceability?of?confidentiality?agreements,?protection?of?trade
secrets,?the?enforceability?of?noncompete?clauses,?the?political?disruptions?caused?when?good?employees?are
pigeon?holed?due?to?various?reasons?(i.e.,?discrimination,?internal?competition,?faulty?talent?management
schemata,?and/or?glass?ceilings).?
How?prevalent?do?you?believe?the?use?of?one?of?the?above?considerations?to?be?in?today?s?organizations???
Describe?two?lessons?you?would?educate?senior?executives?on?to?emphasize?either?the?drawbacks?or?the?benefits
of?focusing?on?this?consideration.?
Would?you?call?the?consideration?you?selected?to?be?more?of?an?ethical?consideration?or?a?legal?consideration?
Do?you?think?the?difference?is?important??Why?or?why?not??
Justify?your?answer?by?citing?at?least?one?article?that?supports?your?response.?
References?to?be?used:
Burt,?J.?(2011).?IBM,?Apple,?HP:?Stark?contrasts?in?CEO?succession.?eWeek,?28(18),?10.
Elacqua,?T.?C.,?Beehr,?T.?A.,?Hansen,?C.?P.,?&?Webster,?J.?(2009).?Managers??beliefs?about?the?glass?ceiling:
Interpersonal?and?organizational?factors.?Psychology?of?Women?Quarterly,?33(3),?285?294.
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