Against the backdrop of the present-day situations where human resource management is becoming critical in the hospitality industry, this study was conducted to help human resource management of hotel employees by examining the interrelationship among mindfulness, job engagement, job burnout, customer orientation, and turnover intention of hotel employees.
This survey was conducted from September 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020 in compliance with the quarantine rules given due the COVID-19 situation. Respondents were selected for employees of luxury hotels and resorts in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongsangnam-do as a convenience sampling method.
Out of the 450 questionnaires distributed, 420 were returned, and 385 were used for the final empirical study, excluding 35 with insufficient responses.
A frequency analysis was performed for general characterization of the samples; SPSS 25.0 statistical packages were used, and the structural equation model was applied to verify the hypotheses of this study. Results revealed the following: First, mindfulness was found to have a positive effect on job engagement, and thus, H1 was accepted. Second, it was found that mindfulness had a negative effect on job burnout, and thus, H2 was accepted. Third, job engagement was found to have a positive effect on customer orientation, and thus, H3 was accepted. Fourth, job engagement was found to have a negative effect on turnover intention, and thus, H4 was accepted. Fifth, it was found that job burnout did not have a negative effect on customer orientation, and thus, H5 was rejected. However, it was found that the relationship between job burnout and customer orientation was significantly dependent upon gender, as men were significantly affected while women were not. Finally, it was found that job burnout had a positive effect on turnover intention, and thus, H6 was accepted. The theoretical and practical implications related to the results of this study were presented.

Keywords: Mindfulness, Job Engagement, Job Burnout, Customer-orientation, Turnover Intention