Ethical Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility – Empirical Research

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to shed light on the relationship between ethical leadership and corporate social responsibility (CSR). A total of 185 part-time students from two business universities were surveyed. The respondents were asked to assess their managers as well as the activities of their companies related to CSR. The responses were provided on a five-point Likert type scale. The study reveals that the more a leader is ethical, the more a company is socially responsible. However, the strength of this relationship is moderate. Furthermore, the study reveals that 14.7–16.1% of the managers do not behave ethically, although their organizations can be described as socially responsible.