Title: Human Resource Outsourcing And Organizational Resilience Of Oil And Gas Firms In Port Harcourt
Authors: Mpigi, Victoria Nnenaa, Prof. Edwinah Amah
Volume: 9
Issue: 10
Pages: 146-159
Publication Date: 2025/10/28
Abstract:
This research looks at how outsourcing human resources, especially hiring and training, affects the resilience of oil and gas companies in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The study uses a quantitative method with a full enumeration survey of 379 contract personnel, of which 340 valid replies were examined. It is based on the Resource-Based View (RBV), Dynamic Capabilities Theory, and Human Capital Theory. Spearman's Rank Order and Pearson correlation analyses show that there is a strong, positive, and statistically significant link between recruitment outsourcing and organizational resilience (r = 0.807, p < 0.01). There is also a moderate, positive, and statistically significant link between training outsourcing and organizational resilience (r = 0.677, p < 0.01). These results show that outsourcing recruiting makes companies more adaptable by speeding up the process of finding suitable workers. At the same time, outsourcing training makes the workforce more flexible by helping workers learn specific skills. But there are worries about things like cultural differences, losing internal skills, and relying too much on outside providers. The report suggests using hybrid outsourcing tactics that mix outside experts with within control to make sure that strategy alignment and operational effectiveness are as high as they can be. These discoveries have important implications for how to establish resilience in unstable business contexts, especially in Nigeria's oil and gas industry.