Managing Human Resources in the Oil & Gas Industry

Title: Managing Human Resources in the Oil & Gas Industry
Author: Andrew Inkpen, Michael H. Moffett, Steve Werner
ISBN: 1593703627 / 9781593703622
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 410
Publisher: PennWell
Year: 2016
Availability: 45-60 days

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Many factors set oil and gas apart from other industries and make unique demands on its human resource management, including its global nature, the importance of safety, the involvement of governments, proactive stakeholders, a multifaceted workforce, and project focus. Managing Human Resources in the Oil & Gas Industry provides an in-depth look at human resource management for all aspects of the oil and gas sector. The authors provide a full picture of human resource management and its role in staffing, training, performance management, compensation, and labor.

This book is relevant to all human resource management department employees and all managers in the oil and gas industry and is suitable for workshops, seminars, and courses in human resource management in the oil and gas industry.

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Chapter 1 : Overview of the Management of Human Resources
Chapter 2 : The Global Oil and Gas Industry
Chapter 3 : The Global Nature of the Oil and Gas Industry

CASE 1 : Employment in an Upstream African Project : The Case of the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development Project
Chapter 4 : The Importance of Health and Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry
Chapter 5 : Projects in the Oil and Gas Industry
Chapter 6 : The Unconventional Workforce of the Oil and Gas Industry

CASE 2 : Skill Shortages in the Oil and Gas Industry : The Case of Australian LNG Development
Chapter 7 : The Proactive Stakeholders of the Oil and Gas Industry
Chapter 8 : Government Involvement in the Oil and Gas Industry

CASE 3 : The Bakken Boom : Unconventional Oil and Employment
Chapter 9 : Final Thoughts on Managing Human Resources in the Oil and Gas Industry

Index
About the Authors