Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Project Innovativeness, with Moderating Role of Absorptive Knowledge Capacity and Mediating Role of Internal and External Social Capital

Abstract

This research focuses on the relationship between project manager Spiritual Leadership (SPLE) and Project Innovativeness (PINO), with Internal and External Social Capital (IESC) as a mediating factor and the moderating role of information absorptive ability as a moderator. This study takes place in a project-based organization in Pakistan, specifically in Islamabad, Azad Kashmir. A questionnaire was used to gather data from 302 workers employed in various project-based organizations. The cross-sectional data collection method is used to collect data in this study. The project manager’s spiritual leadership was strongly correlated with PINO. It is also proven that IESC plays a mediating function. In addition to the above, the moderation outcome contradicts our assumption. Practical implications are also discussed.