International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)   Year: 2019 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 9 | Page No.: 67-75 Effect of Spiritual Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence on the Caring Behavior of Nurses - A Study on the Nurses Working in Private Hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan Salman Hameed, Noman Ul Haq Siddiqui, Azhar Naima M, Naheed Suleman, Bilal Eneizan Abstract: Purpose: The ever increase effect of commercialization and fast paced working has affected on the working style and efficiency of every organization. Nurses are considered as one of the most respectable and demanding profession in the world and a lot of emphasis is being laid on the quality of their work. Their work is highly attached with their personal commitment towards the job of handling the people and this commitment comes out of their spiritual intelligence (SI) and emotional intelligence (EI) attached in handling and caring the patients under their treatment. Methodology: For the purpose of this study the population was the private hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan from small to mid-size. Five hospitals were selected out of the many large to mid-size private hospitals. A convenience sample method was utilized. Sample size of 500 was selected out of which 402 provided the required response. In the case of analysis; SPSS 20.0 and Smart PLS were used to test the hypothesis in order to analyze the impact of spiritual and emotional intelligence on the behavior of the nurses. Findings: The effect of spiritual intelligence was found significant on the dependent variable of caring behavior; whereas the mediating variable of emotional intelligence was found insignificant in the presence of spiritual intelligence. Implications: The study tends to pinpoint towards the need of bringing in awareness in the nursing profession that along with technical skills they need to focus on the interpersonal and intrapersonal skills for enhancement in their career. Originality/Value: The study has not conflict of interest with any of the contributor. Research limitation: Limited time period and geographical limit of Karachi has limited the generalization of the study.