Abstract
The paper discussed human resource development (HRD) and organizational performance in the Nigeria liquefied natural gas company limited, Bonny. It views HRD as the integrated use of training and development, organizational development and career development to improve individual, group and organizational effectiveness. It assumes that HRD practices directly/indirectly enhance business performance through improvement in employees’ skills, attitudes and behavior. The research question addressed the extent of the relationship between HRD practices (training and development) and increased employees motivation/commitment and organizational productivity in the Nigeria liquefied natural gas company limited, Bonny. The place of study is the bonny industrial area of the Nigeria liquefied natural gas company while the duration of study is between May 2013 and April 2014. A descriptive research design was used in executing the study, using 370 randomly selected NLNG employees from its industrial area in bonny island, for questionnaire administration. The sample size of 370 was determined from a population of 4,895 employees using Yamane 1964 sample size determination formula at 5% level of significance for sampling error. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results from the data analysis indicated that significant relationship exists between HRD practices (training and development) and increased employees motivation/commitment and organizational productivity in the Nigeria liquefied natural gas company limited, bonny and recommends among others: review of current training/development procedure, regular appraisal of employees job skill requirements, regular staff training/development, regular improvement of employees’ condition of service and sustenance of current team building efforts/ incentive scheme.
Highlights
1.1 Background of the StudyThe Nigeria liquefied natural gas company limited Bonny, was incorporated as a limited liability company on May 17, 1989, to harness Nigeria’s vast natural gas resources and produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and natural gas liquids (NGLs) for export
The research question addressed the extent of the relationship between human resource development (HRD) practices and increased employees motivation/commitment and organizational productivity in the Nigeria liquefied natural gas company limited, Bonny
Does any significant relationship exist between HRD practices and increased employees’ motivation/commitment in the Nigeria liquefied natural gas company limited, Bonny?
Summary
The Nigeria liquefied natural gas company limited Bonny, was incorporated as a limited liability company on May 17, 1989, to harness Nigeria’s vast natural gas resources and produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and natural gas liquids (NGLs) for export. It is jointly owned by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (49%), Shell (25.6%), Total LNG Nigeria Ltd (15%) and Eni (10.4%). The company has the capacity to load and safely deliver over 340 cargoes of its products annually It delivers about 8% of the world’s liquefied natural gas demand, supplies over 70% of Nigeria’s liquefied petroleum gas needs and contributes about 7% of Nigeria’s gross domestic product (NLNG, 2013)
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
