TRAINING AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF OIL AND GAS COMPANIES RIVERS STATE NIGERIA

This study examined the relationship between training and organizational sustainability of Oil and Gas Companies in Rivers State. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey in its investigation of the variables. Primary data was generated through self- administered questionnaire. The population of the study was 140 management staff of 5 Oil and Gas Companies in Rivers State. The sample size was 103 determined using the Taro Yamane’s formula for sample size determination. 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 Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Statistics. The tests were carried out at a 95% confidence interval and a 0.05 level of significance. The study findings revealed that there is a significant correlation between training and organizational sustainability of Oil and Gas Companies in Rivers State. The study recommends that management of Oil and Gas Companies should identify the training needs of each employee then programs should be developed that are best suited to their needs. The trainer should clearly identify areas to train the employees. Keywords: Training, Organizational Sustainability, Financial Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability and Institutional Sustainability CITATION: Ijeh, S. C., & Bassey, U. L. (2019). Training and organizational sustainability of oil and gas companies Rivers State Nigeria. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 6 (4), 1596 – 1606.

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