Fostering Emerging Women Leaders of Tomorrow: Assessment of the Results of Leadership Succession in Selected Local NGOs in Ethiopia
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2015-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Although womenâs status has improved remarkably in many societies, women continue to
lack access to power and leadership compared with men. Hence, this study is initiated due to
the prevailing mass dissatisfaction that remains despite significant commitments among
societies. Its objective lies on assessing the role as well as contribution of NGO leaders and
their practices in bringing emerging women leaders through succession planning. Relevant
literatures have been reviewed to develop empirical and theoretical background. On the
other hand six NGOs with respect to their leadership practice, competencies, empowerment
mechanisms, gender compositions and succession plan strategies were assessed.
Methodologies such as online Emotional Intelligence View of 360 Degree assessment
(EIV), semi structured questionnaires and key informal interviews were conducted. The EI
analysis was conducted by Envisa learning and the questionnaires were analyzed using
SPSS version 16. The major findings revealed that there is less contribution and efforts
exerted by NGOs in bringing emerging women leaders unless the women themselves strive
to reach the ladder. Moreover, none of the organizations under study had written succession
planning policies. Therefore, the researcher recommends the NGO sectors need to review
their practices and empowerment mechanisms in order to bring emerging women leaders
into positions.
Moreover, formal planning of succession plan is vital to ensure the
continuity of the right workforce. Hence, this is the time for NGOs to wake up and commit
themselves to investigate why they failed to find the required competent women in a key
leadership positions as well as identify solutions for further intervention
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NGOs in ethiopia