Influence of religion on the entrepreneurial mindset and the mediating role of entrepreneurial self-confidence: a study of the restaurant industry

Seongbae Lim (), Mina Jun () and Jeongsoo Han ()
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Seongbae Lim: St. Mary’s University
Mina Jun: Sookmyung Women’s University
Jeongsoo Han: Middlesex University Dubai

Service Business, 2025, vol. 19, issue 1, No 12, 19 pages

Abstract: Abstract This study seeks to bridge a gap in the existing literature by exploring the role of religion in entrepreneurship among Christians and Buddhists, specifically within the restaurant industry. We use entrepreneurial orientation (EO), proposed as a critical component of high-performing organizations, to examine how religion affects the entrepreneurial mindset. Our findings show that religion has a significant and positive effect on EO dimensions such as autonomy, risk-taking, innovativeness, and proactiveness in the restaurant industry. Additionally, the relationship between religion and these EO dimensions is mediated by entrepreneurial self-confidence, which refers to entrepreneurs’ confidence in business competition.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Orientation; Religiosity; Entrepreneurial self-confidence; Restaurant Industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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