Management of People and Strategies of Attraction, Development and Retention: The Petrobras Case

This case study examined the management of people in remote units (i.e., far from urban centers) and in urban units of PETROBRAS - Petróleo Brasileiro S/A. Specifically, this research was performed in three offshore platforms, three bases, and in the Amazon jungle’s unit, interviewing 31 employees t...

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Autores: Leite, Nildes Pitombo, Leite, Fabio Pitombo, Albuquerque, Lindolfo Galvão
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Revista Ibero-Americana de Estratégia (RIAE)
Repositorio:Revista Ibero Americana de Estratégia - RIAE
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:https://periodicos.uninove.br:article/15325
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.uninove.br/riae/article/view/15325
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Strategic People Management; Strategies of Attraction; Development and Retention; Remote Organizational Structures.
Gestão estratégica de pessoas; Estratégias de atração, desenvolvimento e retenção; Estruturas organizacionais remotas.
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Sumario:This case study examined the management of people in remote units (i.e., far from urban centers) and in urban units of PETROBRAS - Petróleo Brasileiro S/A. Specifically, this research was performed in three offshore platforms, three bases, and in the Amazon jungle’s unit, interviewing 31 employees that included directors, managers, HR professionals, supervisors, and coordinators. The following two questions were addressed: How to manage people working in units far away from the main headquarters of the organization? How to manage them in order to assure the organizational strategic objectives of attracting, developing and retaining valuable human capital in these units? The primary data collection was done by means of interviews and observations, and the data were analyzed via content analysis. The results indicated that the specific policies and practices for managing people, based on the strategies for attracting, developing, and retaining the professionals working in the studied units, are advantageous, illustrating effective policies and practices to the field of strategic people management.