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The Role of Talent Management in the Oil and Gas Industry in Kurdistan

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  • Mba Okechukwu Agwu

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The paper explores the role of talent management in the oil and gas industry in Kurdistan. The research question addressed the extent to which talent management has contributed to increased employee performance, increased employee motivation and increased organizational output in the oil and gas industry in Kurdistan. It assumes that effective talent management would assist a firm in attracting and retaining the most talented individuals in the industry, in addition to ensuring that the organization have the capabilities necessary for its success. The paper emphasizes that the oil and gas potential of the Kurdistan region can only be effectively harnessed through talent management efforts that attracts, retains and places the right people at the right job. A cross-sectional survey research design was used in generating the primary data used for the study. A sample of 286 employees consisting of 30 managers, 60 supervisors and 196 shop-floor workers were selected from a population of 1,000 employees (105 managers, 210 supervisors and 685 shop-floor workers) in the oil and gas industry in Kurdistan using stratified random sampling method. The period of study is between August, 2022 and July, 2023. The findings of the study suggest that talent management has to a large extent contributed to increased employee performance, increased employee motivation and increased organizational output in the oil and gas industry in Kurdistan. The paper therefore recommends among others: strategic human resource management, recruitment based on skill requirement and continuous human resource training and development.

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  • Mba Okechukwu Agwu, 2024. "The Role of Talent Management in the Oil and Gas Industry in Kurdistan," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(4), pages 21582440241, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:14:y:2024:i:4:p:21582440241300347
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440241300347
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