Spiritual leadership and corporate social entrepreneurial orientation: the mediating role of workplace spirituality

Purpose The main aim of this study is to examine a moderated-mediated model empirically to understand whether and how spiritual leadership (SL) affects corporate social entrepreneurial orientation (SEO) with the role of workplace spirituality (WS). Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a sample of 524 key role employees at 76 four-five-star hotels and tourism firms in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam, using a partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM). Findings SL of social entrepreneurs can vigorously promote corporate SEO's formation and development, with WS's mediating role. Originality/value This study demonstrates how SL and WS can help organisations achieve higher corporate SEO levels in contradictory empirical evidence and a lack of theoretical framework.