In this permanently and aggressive developing marketplace, training and development and organizational commitment are focused on those essential and important factors in an organization. There are many researchers have been investigated the factors in the organization such as training and development and organizational commitment. Also, there are several studies found that job satisfaction positively related to training and development as well as organizational commitment. This study proposed to investigate the relationships among training and development, organizational commitment and job satisfaction as a mediating role within the private service companies in Mongolia. The data collected via online survey, 250 full time employees was analyzed with SPSS and AMOS. The results of the hypotheses test confirmed that training and development is positively related to organizational commitment. Results also showed that job satisfaction mediated the relationship between training and development and organizational commitment. The findings of this study also provided knowledge in the practical way to the private companies in Mongolia with perception of training and development, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction.

In this permanently and aggressive developing marketplace, training and development and organizational commitment are focused on those essential and important factors in an organization. There are many researchers have been investigated the factors in the organization such as training and development and organizational commitment. Also, there are several studies found that job satisfaction positively related to training and development as well as organizational commitment. This study proposed to investigate the relationships among training and development, organizational commitment and job satisfaction as a mediating role within the private service companies in Mongolia. The data collected via online survey, 250 full time employees was analyzed with SPSS and AMOS. The results of the hypotheses test confirmed that training and development is positively related to organizational commitment. Results also showed that job satisfaction mediated the relationship between training and development and organizational commitment. The findings of this study also provided knowledge in the practical way to the private companies in Mongolia with perception of training and development, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction.

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