Exploring the antecedents of different dimensions of intrapreneurship : the case of Pakistani software industry in Islamic perspective

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Purpose : given the lack of research on the dimensions of employees’ intrapreneurial behaviour, the current research speculates on the effect of spiritual leadership on three dimensions of employees’ intrapreneurialproactiveness, risk-taking, and innovativeness.

the study also proposes psychological empowerment as a mediator of these links of spiritual leadership and the dimensions of intrapreneurship.

methodology: survey data collected using a time-lagged strategy from 169 software developers working in Pakistan revealed that spiritual leadership positively influences all three dimensions of intrapreneurship.

likewise, psychological empowerment mediates spiritual leadership-proactiveness.

findings: interestingly, the results revealed that psychological empowerment did not mediate the association of spiritual leadership with risk-taking and the association of spiritual leadership with innovativeness.

thus, we concluded that the dimensions of intrapreneurship can have different nomological networks of predictors and consequences.

significance : for theoretical contribution, this effect is important to study because intrinsic motivation (through psychological empowerment) can be an important predictor for intrapreneurship behaviour.

practical implications: the study provides managers with important practical implications.