Talent Acquisition Outsourcing and Employee Commitment of the Oil and Gas Sector in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated talent acquisition outsourcing and employee commitment of the oil and gas sector in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted a cross sectional survey research design. The population of the study was 15,299 and a sample size of 377 was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan Sample Size Determination Table . Primary data was collected through structured questionnaire. 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 Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.0. The tests were carried out at a 95% confidence interval and a 0.05 level of significance. Results of data analysis revealed that there is no association between talent acquisition outsourcing and employee commitment of the oil and gas sector in Rivers State. Consequently, the study concluded that talent acquisition outsourcing showed no significant associations with employee commitment of the oil and gas sector in Rivers State. The study recommended therefore that oil and gas companies in acquiring talent should include attractive salary packages and benefits, improve company culture, recruitment styles, reduce staff turnover, work-life balance, and social networking in order to gain the confidence of prospective employees.