Managing Human Resources in the Oil & Gas Industry

This comprehensive guide delves into human resource management across every facet of the oil and gas sector. The authors provide a thorough exploration of HR management's critical roles in staffing, training, performance evaluation, compensation, and labor relations. The oil and gas industry presents unique challenges, such as its global scope, safety priorities, governmental involvement, proactive stakeholders, diverse workforce, and project-driven environment—all of which place distinctive demands on HR practices.

This book is an essential resource for HR professionals and managers in the oil and gas industry. It is also ideal for use in workshops, seminars, and courses focused on HR management within this specialized field.

Features & Benefits

• Highlight the unique aspects of the oil and gas industry: Explore how the industry’s global scope, safety priorities, government involvement, and project-focused nature distinguish it from other sectors, and understand the implications these differences have on managing human resources effectively.
• Offer guidance for managers: Provide actionable strategies for managers in the oil and gas sector to enhance their employee management practices, ensuring higher productivity and engagement.
• Promote a safety culture: Present various methods for cultivating a strong safety culture within the organization, emphasizing the critical role HR plays in fostering this environment.
• Link HR management to project success: Demonstrate how the effective management of human resources can directly contribute to the success of projects, helping to meet deadlines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Address globalization challenges: Explain practical approaches for dealing with the complexities of globalization, including managing a diverse workforce, navigating international regulations, and fostering cross-cultural collaboration.
• Analyze stakeholder management: Provide an in-depth examination of how good HR practices can address the concerns of various stakeholders, from governments to local communities, and enhance the industry's overall reputation.
• Prepare for the "Great Crew Change": Discuss how human resources can successfully recruit, train, and develop the next generation of workers and leaders in the oil and gas industry, ensuring a smooth transition during the “Great Crew Change.

Audience

• Human resource management
• Management
• Students

About the Authors

Steve Werner is the Chair of the Management Department and Professor of Management at the C. T. Bauer School of Business at the University of Houston. Dr. Werner received his Ph.D. in Management from the University of Florida. He has taught a variety of courses including Managing Human Resources in the Oil & Gas Industry, Human Resource Management, Compensation and Benefits, Current Issues in Human Resource Management, and Organizational Behavior. His students and clients have included executives and managers from ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, China National Petroleum Corporation, Sinopec, and BGP among others. He has taught courses or workshops in Houston, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, China, and the UAE. Click here for more on Dr. Werner.

Andrew Inkpen is the J. Kenneth and Jeanette Seward Chair in Global Strategy at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Dr. Inkpen holds a B. Comm. degree from St. Mary’s University, an MBA degree from the University of Western Ontario, and a Ph.D. in Business Policy and International Business from the University of Western Ontario. Prior to entering academe, Dr. Inkpen worked in public accounting and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Canada. He is co-director of the Thunderbird Center for Global Energy Studies. Click here for more on Dr. Inkpen.

Michael H. Moffett is the Continental Grain Professor of Finance at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Formerly Associate Professor of Finance at Oregon State University, he has held teaching or research appointments at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the Aarhus School of Business (Denmark), the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration (Finland), the International Centre for Public Enterprises (Yugoslavia), and the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is co-director of the Thunderbird Center for Global Energy Studies. Click here for more on Professor Moffett.

Details
Type: Hardcover
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Pages: 410
Published: 2016
ISBN: 9781593703622