Effects of authentic leadership on follower performance in corporate social responsibility activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Dongsoo Kim ◽  
Bonjin Koo ◽  
Zong-Tae Bae
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Team Identification ◽  
Follower Performance ◽  
Practical Standpoint ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Korean Firm

We investigated the effects of authentic leadership on follower performance in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities by drawing upon social identity theory. With data from 340 participants who took part in CSR activities in a large Korean firm, we tested the hypotheses that team identification would mediate the positive relationship between authentic leadership and follower performance, and that psychological safety would positively moderate this relationship. We used the PROCESS macro (Model 7) for SPSS for data analysis. Our hypotheses were supported by the results, which theoretically contribute to authentic leadership literature and, from a practical standpoint, provide an effective way to enhance follower performance in CSR activities.

scholarly journals Impact of Spectators’ Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility on Regional Attachment in Sports: Three-Wave Indirect Effects of Spectators’ Pride and Team Identification

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 597
Author(s):  
Farman Ullah ◽  
Yigang Wu ◽  
Khalid Mehmood ◽  
Fauzia Jabeen ◽  
Yaser Iftikhar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Team Identification ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

The professional sports events industry is becoming immensely popular due to a global social shift toward larger numbers of spectators at sports events and an ever-increasing variety of such events. This study aimed to investigate the impact of spectators’ perception of corporate social responsibility on regional attachment by applying social identity theory. The present study introduces two mediators, namely, spectators’ pride and team identification, to enlighten the relationship between spectators’ perception of corporate social responsibility and regional attachment, thus contributing to the literature on corporate social responsibility in sports. This quantitative study used a time-lagged approach to collect data in three waves at a time interval of one week and the final sample consisted of 511 respondents (i.e., spectators). Hierarchical regression analysis bootstrapping approach was utilized to analyze the hypothesis. We found that the spectators’ perceptions of corporate social responsibility positively influenced their team identification, and this relationship was mediated by spectators’ pride. In addition, spectators’ pride positively influences regional attachment, and this relationship is mediated by team identification. These findings provide new directions for understanding corporate social responsibility, team identification, spectators’ pride, and regional attachment in sports contexts. The practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

Impact of Employees' Perceived Corporate Social Responsibility on Organizational Citizenship Behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-38
Author(s):  
Tahniyath Fatima
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Attribution Theory ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Perceived reality plays a more prominent role in shaping one's attitudes and behaviors than the actual reality itself. Research on perceived corporate social responsibility (PCSR) has gained interest and this research study examines the specific relationship of PCSR with a discretionary behavioral construct, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Building upon social theories such as the social identity theory, social exchange theory, social learning theory, and social attribution theory, a conceptual framework is proposed that identifies the impact of internal and external moderators on the PCSR-OCB relationship. Through proposing the impact of external moderators, the researcher aims to bring in objectivity when assessing PCSR, a subjective construct. Further contributions to research and practitioners are highlighted and future avenues for research are discussed.

HIGH CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BUT LOW CORPORATE MATERNITY RESPONSIBILITY: KOREAN EVIDENCE

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
HANNA JUNG ◽  
JOONMO CHO
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Governance Indicators ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Korean Firm

This study analyzes the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and maternity protection using Korean firm-level data. The result shows that companies with good CSR evaluation is negatively related to reinstatement rate after parental leave. It was also revealed that industries with low relevance to female workers or consumer issues and firms with good corporate governance indicators is negatively related to maternity protection. Firms are attracted to external social issues, rather than internal labor standards, such as parental leave. This study examined various causes that lead to these results.

Corporate social responsibility strategies and their impact on employees’ commitment

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Mory ◽  
Bernd W. Wirtz ◽  
Vincent Göttel
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Affective Organizational Commitment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how employees perceive corporate social responsibility (CSR) within their organizations, thus employees’ Internally Perceived CSR and how it impacts their organizational commitment. Design/methodology/approach – For conceptualizing, the constituents of Internally Perceived CSR – Individual CSR-Perception, Organizational CSR-Perception and their respective factors – are derived from social exchange theory, social identity theory and further relevant literature. The study’s research model is tested through a survey consulting 386 respondents from a company operating in renewable energies. Findings – The results lead to the following conclusions: Internally Perceived CSR strongly impacts employees’ Affective Organizational Commitment and comparatively low influences Normative Organizational Commitment. Moreover, Affective Organizational Commitment mediates Normative Organizational Commitment. Originality/value – The implementation of CSR has evolved to a crucial component of both organizational behavior and management. Nevertheless, the internal CSR-dimension has been largely neglected so far.

scholarly journals Impact of corporate social responsibility practices on employee commitment

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keshara Manindri De Silva ◽  
Chitra Sriyani De Silva Lokuwaduge
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Employee Commitment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Staff Turnover ◽  
Employee Attraction ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically review the existing literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) to develop a framework to analyse the impact of CSR on employee commitment to the organisation. Design/methodology/approach Using the scoping review, this paper reviewed the published articles on CSR and employee commitment and how CSR and employee commitment were defined, theoretically supported and conceptualised for a comprehensive understanding of current and future research directions in the field. Findings This paper presents a framework developed through the analysis of existing literature on the impact of CSR) on employee commitment to the organisation. This framework aims to explore the impact of internal CSR and external CSR on employee commitment while using the contractual position of employees as an intervening variable. Originality/value During a time where employee attraction and retention is widely discussed as a competitive advantage, this framework could be used by any industry, especially those with high staff turnover such as mining. The researchers propose to use this framework to explore how perception towards external CSR (directed towards external stakeholders) and perception towards internal CSR (directed towards the own employees) can influence organisational identification and commitment levels. To address several gaps in the literature, this model is based on the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Social-Identity Theory.

scholarly journals Linkage between Perceived Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Engagement: Mediation Effect of Organizational Identification

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osveh Esmaeelinezhad ◽  
Kuppusamy Singaravelloo ◽  
Ali Boerhannoeddin
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Corporate Social

This study employs structural equation modelling technique to examine the direct effect of perceived external corporate social responsibility and perceived internal corporate social responsibility on employee engagement as well as the mediated link through organizational identification. Social exchange theory and social identity theory used to explain the relationships between the variables in this study. It was conducted among 1080 employees of four selected organizations in Iran which are among the main pioneers in performing corporate social activities. The test of research model shows the positive effect of perceived external corporate social responsibility and perceived internal corporate social responsibility on employee engagement. In addition, it confirms that organizational identification has a mediating role in above relationships. The results have also contributed to a better understanding of corporate social responsibility in Iran as a developing country in which corporate social responsibility has recently gained attention and thus there is still a lack of understanding about it. The findings would be useful for managers to have a better insight towards applying corporate social responsibility in line with increasing employees’ identification and engagement. 

Corporate social responsibility during unprecedented crises: the role of authentic leadership and business model flexibility

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 2213-2233
Author(s):  
Corey Fox ◽  
Phillip Davis ◽  
Melissa Baucus
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Model Flexibility ◽  
Corporate Social

PurposeThe purpose of the present research is to explore the relationships between corporate social responsibility (CSR), authentic leadership and business model flexibility during times of unprecedented crises.Design/methodology/approachThe research approach in this study is conceptual. After a brief review of the literature associated with CSR, authentic leadership and business models, the authors introduce a model describing the interaction of authentic leadership and business model flexibility on CSR heterogeneity.FindingsThis research explains how firms that are led by authentic leaders and that have flexible business models will be more engaged with their stakeholders than firms with less authentic leaders or more rigid business models during unprecedented crises.Practical implicationsPrescriptions for practitioners are suggested for improving authentic leadership as well as making adaptations to the firm's business model. Regarding authentic leadership, firms can screen potential new hires and existing employees for authentic leadership qualities. Firms can also rely upon existing interventions shown to assist in authentic leadership development for current leaders. At the business model level, firms can focus on core resources and their application in related product and service markets.Originality/valueFirms engaged in CSR activities benefit more from those activities when leaders are authentic. However, in times of unprecedented crises, business model flexibility may also dictate the extent to which firms can satisfy their stakeholders. The authors introduce a conceptual model that takes the elements of authentic leadership and business model flexibility into account to explain CSR heterogeneity.

Do Fans Care? Assessing the Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Consumer Attitudes in the Sport Industry

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 743-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Walker ◽  
Aubrey Kent
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Team Identification ◽  
Mixed Design ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Organizations within the sport industry are facing increasing pressure to both maintain profitability and behave in socially acceptable ways, yet researchers have provided little information on how consumers perceive and react to corporate social responsibility (CSR). This mixed-design study examined the relationship between CSR activities and fans’ assessments of reputation and patronage intentions. In addition, the study sought to determine the role of team identification in the aforementioned relationship. Fans of two NFL teams were sampled (N= 297), with quantitative results suggesting that CSR is an important predictor of reputation, and that two types of patronage could be significantly impacted as well. The moderating effect of team identification was significant yet influenced the outcomes in different ways. Qualitative findings reinforced the quantitative discussion by providing support for the general conclusions that CSR was viewed favorably by most fans, and is an important aspect of the overall business strategy of a sport organization.

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