The Effectiveness of Succession Planning in the Tanzania Police Force: The Case of Dar-Es-Salaam Police Special Zone.

Mokimirya, Daniel G. (2024) The Effectiveness of Succession Planning in the Tanzania Police Force: The Case of Dar-Es-Salaam Police Special Zone. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study assessed the effectiveness of succession planning in Tanzania Police Force in Dar es Salaam Special Zone. The study was guided by three specific objectives; identifying the programs associated with in executing leadership succession planning Tanzania police force, to determine the strategies employed in implementing leadership succession planning Tanzania police force and to examine the challenges facing implementations of succession planning in the Tanzania police force. The study employed pragmatism philosophy and mixed research approach that included quantitative and qualitative approach and data. Descriptive research design adopted with a sample of 286 respondents from police staff selected randomly. Primary and secondary data used to collect data, structured questionnaires, in-depth interview and documentary reviews. Analysis conducted using descriptive statistics that involves mean and standard deviation, qualitative data was analyzed using theme-content analysis and results presented by quotations of participants’ words of mouth. The study found that, the police force has leadership succession planning programs such as Staff replacement, training programs, handover procedures, regular assessments of officer’s skills and talent development sessions programs. Also, found that, the police force has developed various strategies for enhancing leadership succession planning including, engaging diversity of the officers, politically driven strategy, competency of the candidate, and ranks of the officers and level of education of police officers. The study revealed that, the police force is facing various challenges in implementation of leadership succession planning these include; lack of effective planning for talent pool, political changeovers, inefficient funding for talent development, delayed promotion, and preference of education over experience. The study recommended the police force to come with vigorous strategies that will enable effective leadership succession planning. Keywords: Police Force, Succession Planning, Leadership Succession, Special Zone

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