Article: Corporate citizenship and leadership styles for sustainable development: study in India Journal: International Journal of Business and Globalisation (IJBG) 2019 Vol.23 No.1 pp.88 - 103 Abstract: Corporations are recognising that building economic growth along with addressing a range of social and ethical needs is imperative to promote sustainable development and all-round prosperity of the business. With the statutory mandate on social spending in India, corporate need to move beyond the fragmented contributions to focusing on inculcating values of global citizenship. CC is acquiring a central role, one which urges corporate to take a holistic approach to managing their economic, legal, ethical and discretionary responsibilities towards different stakeholders, in order to make a sustainable impact. However, such strategies are largely top driven and there is an inadequate focus on the role that leaders have and their styles that influence percolation and implementation of these decisions at various levels. This study is directed towards understanding the impact of leadership styles on CC - an interaction which will lead to sustainable consequences. The paper presents future agenda for understanding the relationship between these critical phenomena based on certain propositions. This study in the Indian context could have relevance to the emerging market economies, especially the South Asian economies. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Corporate citizenship and leadership styles for sustainable development: study in India

Authors: Neena R. Jain; Irfan A. Rizvi

Addresses: International Management Institute, B-10, Qutab Institutional Area, Tara Crescent, 110016, New Delhi, India ' International Management Institute, B-10, Qutab Institutional Area, Tara Crescent, 110016, New Delhi, India

Abstract: Corporations are recognising that building economic growth along with addressing a range of social and ethical needs is imperative to promote sustainable development and all-round prosperity of the business. With the statutory mandate on social spending in India, corporate need to move beyond the fragmented contributions to focusing on inculcating values of global citizenship. CC is acquiring a central role, one which urges corporate to take a holistic approach to managing their economic, legal, ethical and discretionary responsibilities towards different stakeholders, in order to make a sustainable impact. However, such strategies are largely top driven and there is an inadequate focus on the role that leaders have and their styles that influence percolation and implementation of these decisions at various levels. This study is directed towards understanding the impact of leadership styles on CC - an interaction which will lead to sustainable consequences. The paper presents future agenda for understanding the relationship between these critical phenomena based on certain propositions. This study in the Indian context could have relevance to the emerging market economies, especially the South Asian economies.

Keywords: corporate citizenship; CC; stakeholder management; corporate social responsibility; transformational leadership; transactional leadership; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBG.2019.100788

International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2019 Vol.23 No.1, pp.88 - 103

Received: 14 Sep 2017
Accepted: 21 Sep 2017
Published online: 18 Jul 2019 *

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