Perceived Risk of COVID-19 Pandemic, Distribution of Burnout Resources, and Employees’ Job

Purpose: This article presents the relationship among the perceived risk of the COVID-19 pandemic, burnout, job insecurity, and employees' job performance in Vietnam. Research design, data, and methodology: The dataset included 310 samples from Vietnamese employees through the internet (Gmail, Facebook, Google form). PLS-SEM is used on Smart-PLS software. Results: Research results show that the perceived risk of COVID-19 has a positive impact on job performance and burnout. At the same time, job insecurity positively impacts burnout and has a negative impact on job performance. The distribution of resources to many jobs (both working and worrying about losing jobs) will reduce job performance. Furthermore, the study shows that workers exposed to COVID-19 risks have higher job performance. At the same time, burnout is not a factor that reduces employees' job performance. Finally, the perceived risk of COVID-19 and job insecurity have nothing to do with each other (perceived risk of COVID-19 does not affect job insecurity). These are two factors that exist independently and in parallel. Conclusions: The authors also suggest some implications in theory and practice from these research results. The implications will reduce anxiety about risks due to COVID-19 and job security for employees. © Copyright: The Author(s) This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://Creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Factors Affecting Students in Vietnam's Intention on Using Smartphones for Learning on the Mobile Learning Platforms

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic breaking out in countries, online learning is the most effective measure that can be implemented. This study was conducted to find out the factors affecting the acceptance intention of Vietnamese learners on learning on the Mobile learning platform. Researches on the application of the model of acceptance and use of extended technology (UTAUT2) has been revised. The data is processed by using SPSS software v.26 and Smart PLS v.3.3.3 on 831 valid questionnaires surveyed from students in some Vietnam's universities. This study use PLS-SEM to test hypotheses on 831 samples. The results showed that there are six factors affect the behavioral intention on using smartphones in learning on M-learning, including: the efficiency expectation, the effort expectation, the enjoyment motivation, the service quality and the habit. At the same time, the result also shows that the factors affecting the behavior of using smartphones are habits, favorable conditions, and the strongest influencing factor of behavioral intention. The study also provides suggestions for governance to help educational managers and business units in the education sector improve the service quality to attract, satisfy customers to enhance competitive advantage. © 2022 Tri Minh Cao and Nam Phuong Nguyen

Distribution of Tourist Behavior in COVID-19 Pandemic

Purpose: Covid-19 has caused an unprecedented situation for the tourism industry with slumping demand during the outbreak and many uncertainties about tourist behavior in the post-pandemic. This study is aimed to discover the distribution in the behavior of tourists in Vietnam, whose government has taken serious and early actions towards the health crisis and among the earliest to reopen the economy. Research design, data, and methodology: We adopted a mixed-method approach - combining qualitative interviews with quantitative research using a questionnaire survey. Through the form of the online survey through social networking channels: Facebook, Gmail. The study received 261 valid responses for analysis. Multivariate analysis techniques were used: descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Results: From the data and result of EFA, the result showed that the distribution of tourist behavior could be grouped into four main factors, including (1) the general impacts, (2) travel-related behaviors;(3) attitudes and preferences regarding modes of tours and destinations;(4) awareness of safety and hygiene. Conclusions: These results highlighted the importance of the theory of perceived risks in explaining the travelers’ prudent decisions. In addition, this study provides practical implications for policymakers and various stakeholders of Vietnam’s tourism industry in formulating the recovery strategy. © 2021. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://Creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.