The Relationship between Staff Attributes and Sharp Practices in the Oil and Gas Down Stream Sector in Nigeria

Rosemary Obasi and Chike Nkwor

Research in World Economy, 2013, vol. 4, issue 2, 54-60

Abstract: We studied the various attributes of the staff of twenty filling stations in Nigeria and related the attributes to sharp practices in the sector. To achieve this purpose, the filling stations¡¯ managers, attendants and drivers were interrogated using survey questionnaire. A total of forty staff was sampled. The data collected were analyzed and hypotheses tested using stata 9 soft ware. We find that, experience is critical in reducing sharp practices (ie it is a factor across all the three groups of respondents) in the sector more than any other factor. The age of staff is also important in the reduction of sharp practices, since, it cuts across two of the units of analysis. We also find that the independent marketers are more into sharp practices than the major marketers (I¦Ä

Keywords: oil and gas; sharp practices; downstream; petroleum sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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