أثر توطين القوى العاملة الصناعية على معدلات الإنتاج في المنطقة الشرقية بالمملكة العربية السعودية

الملخص EN

The eastern province is characterized by hydrocarbon resources and other mineral resources, which are reflected at the concentration of economic activities in this region, that is related to oil and natural gas, as well as the manufacturing industries sector, which comes directly in the next rank in terms of importance.

therefore, it is the kingdom’s gateway to achieving the goals of vision 2030, being a major and important center for national investments (Saudi) and the gulf.

this region includes a number of industrial facilities and cities, which caused a major transformation in its economic base, especially the industrial field, which resulted in an increase in job opportunities for the national workforce.

therefore, this study is concerned with knowing the impact of labor force nationalization on the rates of industrial production, using different statistical methods, and by applying the spatial analysis methodology to analyze the distribution of industrial manpower over the governorates of the eastern province.

this study uses the inductive approach to process digital data, in addition to graphic and cartographic representation to highlight the impact of labor force nationalization on the rates of industrial production.

the study comes to the conclusion that the percentage of the workforce in Dammam and each of the governorates of al-Ahsa, al-Khobar and Qatif increased by more than 70%, and that the dependent variable (industrial production) has been affected by the independent variables (capital, labor force, volume of orders, and number of machines) by 80%.

the statistical analysis has also shown that there is a direct relationship between worker’s productivity and the independent variables, with the exception of the incentives and rewards variable, which has an inverse relationship.

the study recommends to work on finding a national base of technical cadres trained at the various aspects of manufacturing and production, with the expansion at establishing industries that require intensive workforce, especially the females.