WORKPLACE HARMONY AND WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY CHALLENGES IN THE OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

Abstract: The study investigated the relationship between Workplace Harmony and Workers Productvity Challenges in the oil and gas companies in Nigeria. The study adopted the Survey/Cross sectional method. The chosen dimensions Workplace Harmony adopted in the study are : Incidence of Strike, Low grievance and Incidence of Lock out. The Population of study is made up of all the listed oil and gas companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) for the period 2015-2021, consisting of 11 companies The major research instrument is the questionnaire. The study developed hypotheses and the hypotheses were tested using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) with the aid of statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 21 soft ware. The findings of the tested hypotheses indicated that there are low positive relationship between the dimension of workplace harmony and workers productivity challenges in the oil and gas companies in Nigeria. Deriving from the findings the research conclude that there is a low positive relationship between workers productivity challenges and workplace harmony. Similarly, the researchers recommends that the managers or owners of the oil and gas companies in Nigeria should periodically negotiate with the labour union representatives in order to resolve contending issues thereby producing an atmosphere of workplace harmony and in order to avoid the incidence of strike, the managers of the oil and gas companies , should always engage the workers by having a fruitful communication with the workers in the company individually or through their labour union representative on issues that has to be address and that can lead to industrial dispute if not properly handled. Keywords: Workplace Harmony, Incidence of Strike, Workers Challenges, Productivity measures. Title: WORKPLACE HARMONY AND WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY CHALLENGES IN THE OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA Author: Dr. Keme H. Lafegha, Dr. Adesina Osho International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences ISSN 2394-9694 Vol. 10, Issue 3, May 2023 - June 2023 Page No: 41-49 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 20-June-2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8059021 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/WORKPLACE%20HARMONY%20AND%20WORKERS-20062023-2.pdfInternational Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences, ISSN 2394-9694, Novelty Journals, Website: www.noveltyjournals.co