Professional Aspirations as Indicators of Responsible Leadership Style and Corporate Social Responsibility. Are We Training the Responsible Managers that Business and Society Need? A Cross-national Study

Professional Aspirations as Indicators of Responsible Leadership Style and Corporate Social Responsibility. Are We Training the Responsible Managers that Business and Society Need? A Cross-national Study

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The relationship between responsible leadership (RL), identified from achievement expectations, and the importance attached to corporate social responsibility (CSR) was analyzed.In a survey of 1,833 business management undergraduates in six Ibero-American countries, factor analysis identified three approaches SMARTBOND STEP 1 to stakeholder relations, behaviors, and professional aspirations: a relational style associated with the intention to collaborate with others; a pragmatic style geared to attaining personal and organizational objectives; and an individualist style informed by a drive for personal achievement.Regression analyses confirmed the relationship between relational and pragmatic styles and CSR geared to stakeholder well-being, protection of social and natural environments, and ethical management.Both were associated with regard to the responsibilities that ensure business survival (such as meeting customer needs), while the individualist style Industrial:Material Handling:Packing was aligned with hostility toward those dimensions of CSR.

These findings suggest that the relational and pragmatic styles lead to more effective CSR management.