Factors Affecting Working Happiness and Organizational Commitment at Tourism Enterprises in the Central Region, Vietnam

This study aims to identify factors affecting working happiness and organizational commitment at tourism enterprises in the Central region, Vietnam. This study used combination method of qualitative and quanitative methods. A 703-tourism-employee survey was conducted at the tourism enterprises, destinations or organizations in the Central region, Vietnam. This research results showed that there were 5 factors affecting directly on working happiness and organizational commitment, including (1) Working environment, (2) Job characteristics, (3) Colleague relationship, (4) Work-life balance, and (5) Income and benefits. This study also examined and showed impact of the 4 factors on organizational commitment through working happiness as mediator factor, excluding working environment. From these results, the study proposed some managerial implications for tourism enterprises in the Central region, Vietnam improve human resource quality through working happiness and organizational commitment.