The study evaluate dsuccession planning and asset optimization of manufacturing firms in south east, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: evaluatesuccession planning and asset optimization of manufacturing firms in south east, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: Examine the relationship between building competencies and quality delivery of services of manufacturing firms in south east, Nigeria, evaluate the relationship between job requirement and achievable performance of manufacturing firms in south east, Nigeria and ascertain the relationship between leadership development and asset condition of manufacturing firms in south east, Nigeria. The study used the survey approach. The primary sources were personal interview and the administration of questionnaire. A population of 3,812 staff was used. The population of the study was drawn from the staff of these organizations under study using a stratified sampling method. The adequate sample size of 349,was determined using Freund and William's statistic formula. 326 staff returned the questionnaire and accurately filled. That gave 93 percent response rate. The validity of the instrument was tested using content analysis and the result was good. The reliability was tested using the Pearson correlation coefficient (r). It gave a reliability co-efficient of 0.75 which was also good. The hypotheses were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient (r). Findings indicated that building competencies and quality delivery services of manufacturing firms in south east; Nigeria are significantly related Z (95, n = 349) = 0.721, p > 0.05;job requirement and achievable performance of manufacturing firms in south east, Nigeria are significantly related Z (95, n = 349) = 0.705, p > 0.05; leadership development and asset conditions of manufacturing firms in south east, Nigeria are significantly related Z (95, n = 349) = 0.847, p > 0.05.The study concluded that succession planning provides essential insight on how to safeguard the continuity of business as leadership is been passed to employees. The study recommended that Organizations should develop sound employee retention strategies aimed at retaining highly skilled personnel and at the same time building up on under performers and among others.
Succession, Planning, Asset, Optimization, Building, Competencies
