title: Succession planning: trends regarding the perspectives of Chief Executive Officers in US hospitals.
abstract: A study was conducted to revisit the perceptions of chief executive officers in US hospitals regarding the origin of leadership and how they felt about internally developed successors versus externally recruited successors. Furthermore, the study sought to develop understanding of how this group of executives utilizes the succession planning process, what factors impact successor identification, what positions are applicable for succession planning activities, and who is ultimately held responsible for leadership continuity within the hospital industry. The results of this 2012 study were compared with a previous study conducted in 2007 to determine if the perceptions had changed over time.
authors.affiliation: College of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Allied Health, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL, USA. skcollin@siu.edu
authors.forename: Sandra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: McKinnies
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Kevin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006285:Health Planning; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce