In this article we pursue two objectives. First, we refine the concept of responsible leadership
from an upper echelon perspective by exploring two distinct styles (instrumental and …

Executive Overview Responsible leadership is a concept that can help link corporate social
responsibility and performance to actions on the part of policy makers and leaders. It may …

This article examines the influence on organizational outcomes of CEOs' political ideology,
specifically political conservatism vs. liberalism. We propose that CEOs' political ideologies …

We renew an exchange of letters from 2008 regarding the meaning of responsible
leadership, which applies to senior executives of firms as they attempt to engage in …

Exploring the construct of social-responsibility orientation across three Asian and two
Western societies (Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and the United States), we …

In light of grand societal challenges, most recently the global Covid-19 pandemic, there is a
call for research on responsible leadership. While significant advances have been made in …

This article addresses top managers as drivers for corporate social responsibility (CSR). It
summarizes the responsibility roles implied by or assigned to managers in selected models …

Leadership as demonstrated by today's corporate leaders has been called into question. In
the aftermath of corporate scandals and global financial crisis, many people today desire …

This article investigates microfoundations of corporate social responsibility and corporate
social irresponsibility by focusing on how leaders influence both activities. An organizing …

In this study, we examine the influence of senior leadership on firms' corporate social
responsibility (CSR). We integrate upper echelons research that has investigated either the …