Religiosity and entrepreneurs' subjective wellbeing: moderating role of spiritual intelligence

The study aims to investigate attitudinal antecedents of entrepreneurs' subjective wellbeing, specifically religious and normative beliefs, while considering the moderating role of spiritual intelligence. The data were collected from 212 entrepreneurs in Pakistan and analysed through the structural equation modelling technique. The results revealed that religious and normative beliefs are positively related to entrepreneurs' subjective wellbeing. Furthermore, spiritual intelligence has been found to positively moderate the aforementioned relationships. The research contributes to the emerging scholarship on religion and entrepreneurship by embracing religion as a noteworthy subjective wellbeing component that cannot be overlooked for individuals engaged in highly demanding entrepreneurial careers. Furthermore, the study brings novel insights into the current knowledge of the relationship between religion and entrepreneurship from an Islamic perspective in the context of the developing country, which contributes to the limited scholarship on other religions.