Gauging the unique developmental strategies towards human resource at Saudi Aramco

ABSTRACT

Saudi Aramco’s unrivalled upstream oil operations over the years would not have been possible without an unparalleled commitment towards the development of people. The human resource department of Saudi Aramco was successful in creating a healthy and productive environment by shifting the focus from ‘administration’ to being a ‘strategic partner’. The purpose of this paper is to identify and illuminate the human resource developmental strategies that are aligned with core business practices leading to exceptional performance at Saudi Aramco. As an academician, the author believes that this paper will provide an insight into gauging human resource development strategies for any aspiring firm and can be referred for further research.

KEYWORDS:

• Human resource strategy
• training
• development
• Saudi Aramco

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.