GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE OF INDIGENOUS OIL AND GAS FIRMS IN RIVERS STATE. AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Author(s): Wosu, E. O; Yebimodel, E. G; Wokocha, H. C
Page: 97 - 110
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Publisher: The Creek Journals
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Keywords: Green HRM, Green Recruitment & Selection, Green Training & Development, Sustainable Performance

Abstract:

Indigenous oil and gas firms have taken a substantial lead on the revenue of the Nigeria Nation. Hence the contribution of the oil sector in terms of revenue and employment cannot be over emphasized. In the other hand, the environmental and human disaster caused by industrial growths of the sector cannot be swept under the carpet. Therefore, the main objective of the study was to investigate if green human resource management can solve the problem of environmental degradation and sustainable performance. The study was a cross-sectional design based on field survey. The samples size of the study was one hundred and sixty-five employees of Belema oil producing Ltd out of two hundred and eighty population, through the application of the Taro Yamene formula. The simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. The study employed spearman rank-order correlation coefficient for the data analysis with the application of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The findings indicated that green recruitment and selection have positive and significant relationship with firm sustainable performance. That green training & development has significant impact on firm sustainable performance. The study recommended that Management should prioritize the formal inclusion of environmental items on recruitment and selection exercise on new recruits, and improve on regular training and development of employees enhance competitive advantage, employee retention and sustainable performance.

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Wosu, E. O; Yebimodel, E. G; Wokocha, H. C "GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE OF INDIGENOUS OIL AND GAS FIRMS IN RIVERS STATE. AN EMPIRICAL STUDY" Volume 1 Issue 1 Oct, 2025