Anujo, C. R.
Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between employee orientation and employee engagement in indigenous oil and gas firms in Rivers State. The base line theories that were used to underpin this study were the resource-advantage theory and the human capital theory. The cross sectional and correlation research design were used in the study, while 60 managers of indigenous oil and gas companies in Rivers State were used as the population size, and sample size, as the census method was adopted for sample size determination. Primary data were used for this study, and were collected with the aid of questionnaire instrument. Spearman Ranking Order Correlation Coefficient was used to test the hypothesis, and from the analysis, it was found that there is a strong positive and significant relationship between employee orientation and employee participation, there is a strong positive relationship between employee orientation and employee commitment of indigenous oil and gas companies in Rivers State. And it was concluded that there is a strong positive and significant relationship between employee orientation and employee engagement of indigenous oil and gas firms in Rivers State. Based on the conclusion, it was recommended that managers of indigenous oil and gas firms should graft policies and programs that has to do with employee orientation, so as to enhance employee engagement of indigenous oil and gas companies in Rivers State.
Keywords: Employee orientation, employee engagement, employee participation and employee commitment.
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