The impact of ethical leadership and stakeholder orientation on employee CSR participation: A conceptual study

Abstract

Corporate social responsibility programmes have become the norm today, with most large companies creating separate teams and making significant investments specifically for this purpose. Companies can strategize, allocate funds, and make detailed plans, but it would all be fruitless if employees - one of the critical stakeholders - did not contribute to these activities. After all, the onus of CSR does not lie solely on the leadership, rather employees need to be equally invested in becoming part of the organizational culture. The objective of this study is to devise a framework showing the drivers of employee participation in CSR activities, drawing on the three constructs of ethical leadership, stakeholder orientation, and employee identification.