Date of Conferral

6-13-2024

Date of Award

June 2024

Degree

Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)

School

Business Administration

Advisor

Kathleen Andrews

Abstract

Some oil and gas (O&G) leaders lack strategies to promote human capital development (HCD) training to increase employees’ productivity in their organizations, impacting their overall productivity. Therefore, O&G organizational leaders need to take deliberate steps to monitor and improve their human capital productivity continuously. Grounded in human capital theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies O&G leaders use to promote HCD training. The participants comprised six business leaders from O&G multinational organizations who successfully implemented strategies to promote HCD training to increase employees’ productivity. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and analyzed through thematic analysis. Three emerging themes were: (a) skill gaps, competency, and training need assessments; (b) on-the-job and off-the-job training; and (c) overcoming barriers to HCD. A key recommendation is for O&G leaders to provide an enabling environment through adequate funding of training and development programs. The implications for positive social change include the potential to create local employment opportunities for community residents and increase local taxes to advance community projects.

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