Abstract—This study investigated the effects of ethical leadership and organizational culture on employees’ sociability as well as organizational commitment in tourism sector. Quantitative approach was the major method used with questionnaire distributed to 300 official employees in tourist companies such as travel agencies, tour operations, tourist destinations, hotels, and restaurants. The results indicated that employee sociability, involvement and mission culture had positive relationships with employees’ organizational commitment. Additionally, the research suggested that in order to improve organization commitment, companies should: a) hire employees with sociable traits, b) apply involvement and mission culture for internal operation. Besides that, employee sociability was positively affected ethical leadership and adaptive culture. Therefore, ethical leadership and adaptive culture indirectly affected organization commitment through the sociability of employees.

Index Terms—ethical leadership, organizational culture, employee sociability, employee organizational commitment

Cite: Mai Ngoc Khuong and Nguyen Vu Quynh Nhu, "The Effects of Ethical Leadership and Organizational Culture towards Employees’ Sociability and Commitment–A Study of Tourism Sector in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam," Journal of Advanced Management Science, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 329-336, December 2015. doi: 10.12720/joams.3.4.329-336