Leadership Succession

STEP is a job analysis-based human resource management system specifically developed, over the course of more than two decades of research at the Human Resources Center of The University of Chicago, for higher-level positions. It is based on two interlocking measurement subsystems (one for measuring the demands of the job, the other for measuring the qualifications of the individual job candidate) that provide a common base for coordinating a wide variety of human resource procedures including selection, placement, the identification of training needs, promotion, and succession planning. This ensures that, in addition to the professional reqirements of demonstrated reliability and validity, the system will be practical and cost-effective.

It is estimated that family businesses comprise between 60-90 per cent of all firms in Europe and the United States. This book makes a contribution to the understanding of small family firms by bringing together a number of key themes in management/organization studies.

The vice presidency ought to be a springboard to the presidency. However, only Martin Van Buren and George Bush were elected president while serving as vice president. Kincade analyzes their victories and offers a path for future vice presidents seeking the presidency.