GREEN RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY OF MULTINATIONAL OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
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This study examined the relationship between green recruitment and selection and organizational agility of multinational oil and gas companies in Nigeria. The study adopted the cross-sectional research survey design. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. The population of this study was the five (5) International (Multinational) Oil and Gas producing companies in Nigeria registered with the Department of Petroleum Resources. A census sampling was adopted hence, the entire five (5) International (Multinational) Oil and Gas producing companies in Nigeria were studied. However, for the purposes of data collection, 50 managers were used as respondents. 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 Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Statistics while the partial correlation was used to test the moderating influence of green work perceptions. The tests were carried out at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that there is a significant relationship recruitment and selection and organizational agility of multinational oil and gas companies in Nigeria. Therefore, this study concludes that the adoption of recruitment and selection positively enhances organizational agility of multinational oil and gas companies in Nigeria through flexibility, adaptive capacity and sensitivity. Therefore, the study recommends that management of multinational oil and gas companies need to establish a recruitment portal and ensure that employees who are environment conscious are brought on board into the organization, they should also ensure that the brand image of the corporation portrays the green values of the organization.
Keywords: Green Recruitment and Selection, Organizational Agility, Flexibility, Adaptability, Sensitivity
CITATION: Akpobolokami, A. M. (2023). Green recruitment and selection and organizational agility of multinational oil and gas companies in Nigeria. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 10 (1), 326 – 341.
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