stdClass Object ( [id] => 17201 [paper_index] => 202507-06-023492 [title] => SUCCESSION PLANNING AND SUSTAINABILITY AMONG SELECTED FAMILY-OWNED PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IFO, OGUN STATE [description] => [author] => Aderibigbe Ebenezer Adefisayo, Animashaun Lateef Abiodun, Olatunji Funmilayo Abidemi [googlescholar] => [doi] => [year] => 2025 [month] => July [volume] => 12 [issue] => 7 [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/July/202507-06-023492.pdf [abstract] => This study examined the relationship between succession planning and the sustainability of selected family-owned private secondary schools, specifically in Ifo LGA of Ogun State. The target population is the family-owned private school in Ifo LGA. However, the accessible population comprises twenty (20) family-owned registered/government-approved private secondary schools in Ifo LGA, Ogun State, drawn from the five areas in the local government. The sample size of the study was one hundred management staff (100) from selected schools that are in a position to talk about succession planning. The study adopted the primary source for data collection in which a questionnaire was used to collect data and the Spearman Correlation was adopted to test the stated hypotheses. The research results revealed that there is a strong positive correlation between talent detection and business continuity with a coefficient of r = 0.962. Also, there is a positive correlation between talent development and growth in size with a coefficient r = 0.746. Based on the result of the study, it was concluded that there is a correlation between succession planning and sustainability of family-owned private secondary schools in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. Thus, the study recommends that: Successors' talent detection and development increases commitment to firm goals, encourages individual development, and ensures business continuity towards high sustainability. Hence, succession planning should be encouraged among private family-owned private secondary schools to retain and develop intellectual capital better career development, and enhance on-the-job learning with a focus on increased sustainability. [keywords] => Business Sustainability, Business Growth, Private School, Succession Planning, Talent detection, Talent development [doj] => 2025-07-31 [hit] => [status] => [award_status] => P [orderr] => 70 [journal_id] => 6 [googlesearch_link] => [edit_on] => [is_status] => 1 [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Environmental Economics, Commerce and Educational Management [short_code] => IJCM [eissn] => 2348-814X [pissn] => [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/6.ECEM.png ) Error fetching PDF file.