Managers Moving on up (Or Out): Linking Self-Other Agreement on Leadership Behaviors to Succession Planning and Voluntary Turnover

Journal of Vocational Behavior (Forthcoming)

Fox School of Business Research Paper

41 Pages Posted: 12 Jul 2019

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Kameron M. Carter

Independent

Erik Gonzalez‐Mulé

University of Iowa

Michael Mount

University of Iowa - Department of Management & Organizations

In‐Sue Oh

Temple University - Department of Human Resource Management

Linda S. Zachar

Independent

Date Written: July 11, 2019

Abstract

Despite the importance of succession planning programs (SPPs) to organizational success, there is a lack of theory and empirical research on the behaviors that predict which managers are most likely to be selected for SPPs, and managers’ reactions to being selected. In an effort to address this gap, we focus on the leadership behaviors of Consideration (i.e., interpersonally-oriented behaviors) and Initiating Structure (i.e., task-oriented behaviors) as manager antecedents of selection into an SPP while investigating (a reduction in) manager voluntary turnover as an outcome of selection into an SPP. Specifically, we move beyond a linear view of manager behaviors and SPP selection and posit that congruence between self- and other-ratings of Consideration or Initiating Structure is a positive antecedent to manager selection into an SPP which, subsequently, deters manager voluntary turnover. By focusing on both leadership behaviors, we posit that interpersonally-sensitive or task-oriented managers are both likely to be selected for succession planning. Using a multisource, time-lagged design in a sample of 789 managers, the results show that manager and peer ratings that are congruent on the high end of Consideration and Initiating Structure are most strongly predictive of selection into an SPP. Further, selection into an SPP is negatively related to manager voluntary turnover. We discuss the implications for theory and practice, while proposing several avenues for future research.

Keywords: succession planning; consideration; initiating structure; managerial turnover; selfother agreement

Suggested Citation

Carter, Kameron M. and Gonzalez‐Mulé, Erik and Mount, Michael and Oh, In-Sue and Zachar, Linda S., Managers Moving on up (Or Out): Linking Self-Other Agreement on Leadership Behaviors to Succession Planning and Voluntary Turnover (July 11, 2019). Journal of Vocational Behavior (Forthcoming), Fox School of Business Research Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3418521

Kameron M. Carter

Independent

Erik Gonzalez‐Mulé

University of Iowa ( email )

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Michael Mount

University of Iowa - Department of Management & Organizations ( email )

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United States

In-Sue Oh (Contact Author)

Temple University - Department of Human Resource Management ( email )

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Linda S. Zachar

Independent

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