Identifying the Factors Influencing Quantum Succession Planning in the Tehran Province Gas Company

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to identify the factors influencing quantum succession planning in the Tehran Province Gas Company. From a methodological perspective, this research is applied in terms of its purpose and employs both qualitative (summative content analysis method followed by interviews) and quantitative approaches for data collection. The research population in the content analysis section comprised 36 highly cited research sources. Through a content analysis approach, four concepts, 93 codes, and 36 constitutive themes were extracted and categorized using MAXQDA 10 software to determine the factors influencing quantum succession planning in the Tehran Province Gas Company. Additionally, participants in the qualitative section (interviews) included university professors holding doctoral degrees in public administration and human resource management with expertise in succession planning, as well as senior managers of the Tehran Province Gas Company. These participants were selected using the snowball sampling method until theoretical saturation was achieved. The statistical population for the quantitative section of this study consisted of 215 managers, heads, and senior human resource experts, of whom 138 individuals were selected through non-random convenience sampling, based on Morgan’s table. The findings revealed that individual, organizational, managerial, and environmental factors influence quantum succession planning in the Tehran Province Gas Company. The identified factors were validated based on Holsti’s (1969) reliability criteria, which include acceptability, transferability, reliability, and confirmability. Furthermore, the factors influencing quantum succession planning in the Tehran Province Gas Company were validated using structural equation modeling software, and the model’s validity was estimated at 86.9%. Finally, practical recommendations were provided based on the research findings. To enhance employee performance and productivity, and consequently improve the Tehran Province Gas Company’s overall efficiency, focusing on the factors influencing quantum succession planning facilitates the alignment of macro-organizational strategies with sectoral strategies in the human resource domain, particularly in succession planning, thereby improving human resource productivity in the Tehran Province Gas Company.