NON-DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEES’ WORK ATTITUDES IN THE OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
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This study examined the relationship between non-discriminatory practices and employee work attitudes of oil and gas companies in Nigeria. The study adopted a cross sectional survey research design. The population of the study was eleven thousand seven hundred and sixty five (11,765) employees of 10 oil and gas companies in Nigeria. A sample size of 405 was determined using the Taro Yamen sample size formula. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient with the aid of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.0. The study finding revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between non-discriminatory practices and employees’ work attitudes of oil and gas companies in Nigeria. Based on the findings the study recommended that companies should adequately assimilate employees to blend them as a team and increase their positive work attitudes for improved productivity. The companies should motivate the employees from time to time in order to increase their good work attitudes to avoid discriminations, conflicts, absenteeism and lateness to work, dissatisfaction, poor performance and turnover.
Keywords: Non-Discriminatory Practices, Employees’ Work Attitudes, Job Involvement, Job Satisfaction, Job Performance.
CITATION: Alikor, L. O., & Ajor, L. (2020). Non- discriminatory practices and employees’ work attitudes in the oil and gas companies in Nigeria. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(1), 118 – 130.
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