Research
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Working Paper Series
| Number | Title | Status | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| WP1 | Introducing Organisational Succession Science | Published on SSRN | View |
| WP2 | The OSI Model; a Structural, Psychological and Relational framework for Organisational Succession | Published on SSRN | View |
| WP3 | Legitimacy, Authority and Transfer; towards a research agenda for Organisational Succession | Published on SSRN | View |
Working papers are early stage outputs; intended for discussion and later peer reviewed development.
Methods and ethics
OSI research adopts a mixed methods approach; combining conceptual analysis, qualitative inquiry and quantitative investigation where feasible. The programme emphasises longitudinal perspectives and comparative case analysis to capture succession as a process rather than an event.
All research involving organisational or individual data follows strict privacy and confidentiality protocols. Case material is anonymised; conflicts of interest are declared and managed; and no client identifiable details are included in published outputs.
Current research questions
- What predicts a legitimacy gap in successor appointments?
- How do control structures shape the pace of transfer?
- Which relational patterns precede succession breakdown?
- How does founder identity attachment affect governance capacity?
- What indicators predict post transfer performance drift?
- How do mission driven organisations differ from family firms in authority transfer?
- What role does narrative continuity play in stakeholder acceptance?
- How does governance load change across phases of transition?
Academic collaboration
OSI welcomes academic correspondence and research dialogue. Where appropriate, collaborations may include co authored outputs, workshop participation, or data access partnerships; subject to ethics and confidentiality.