The Journal of the Korea Contents Association (한국콘텐츠학회논문지)

The Korea Contents Association (한국콘텐츠학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Ethical Leadership and CSR Attitude of Employees: Moderating Effect of Supervisor's Performance

윤리적 리더십과 기업의 사회적 책임에 대한 종업원 태도 간의 관계: 상사 성과의 조절효과

  • 강승완 (고려대학교 경상대학 경영학부)
  • Received : 2013.11.18
  • Accepted : 2013.12.18
  • Published : 2013.12.28
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

This research is an empirical study to analyze the relationship among the ethical leadership of supervisor, CSR attitude of subordinate, and supervisor's performance evaluated by subordinate. A survey was conducted for the employees of a large manufacturing company in Korea, and 196 questionnaires were analyzed. Results of multiple regression analyses showed that the relationship between the ethical leadership of supervisor and the CSR attitude of subordinate was positively significant. That is, the supervisor's ethical leadership leads the subordinate's positive CSR attitude. And, supervisor's performance evaluated by subordinate positively moderated the relationship between ethical leadership and CSR attitude. That is, when subordinates assesses the supervisor's performance as high, the positive relationship between supervisor's ethical leadership and subordinate's CSR attitude becomes relatively stronger. Theoretical and managerial implications of these empirical results were discussed.

본 연구는 직속상사의 윤리적 리더십, 기업의 사회적 책임(CSR)에 대한 부하직원의 태도, 상사의 성과에 대한 부하직원의 평가 간의 관계를 실증적으로 분석한 논문이다. 국내 대기업 제조업체 한 곳의 종업원 196명의 설문조사를 분석하였다. 다중회귀분석 결과, 직속상사의 윤리적 리더십과 부하직원의 CSR 태도는 유의하게 정적인 관련을 가지고 있었다. 즉, 상사의 윤리적 리더십이 높을수록 부하의 CSR에 대한 긍정적인 태도가 높았다. 그리고 상사의 성과에 대한 부하의 평가는 상사의 윤리적 리더십과 부하의 CSR 태도 사이의 관계를 정의 방향으로 조절하고 있었다. 즉, 부하직원으로부터 높게 평가받는 상사일수록 상사의 윤리적 리더십이 부하직원의 CSR 태도에 미치는 긍정적인 영향력이 더욱 강하게 나타났다. 이상의 실증결과들이 가지는 이론적, 실무적 함의를 토론하였다.

Keywords

References

  1. A. B. Carroll and A. K. Buchholtz, Business and society: Ethics and stakeholder management. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011.
  2. G. R. Weaver, L. K. Trevino, and P. L. Cochran, "Corporate ethics programs as control systems: Influences of executive commitment and environmental factors," Academy of Management Journal, Vol.42, No.1, pp.41-57, 1999. https://doi.org/10.2307/256873
  3. W. A. Weeks and J. Nantel, "Corporate codes of ethics and sales force behavior: A case study," Journal of Business Ethics, Vol.11, No.10, pp.753-760, 1992. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00872307
  4. M. E. Brown, L. K. Trevino, and D. A. Harrison, "Ethical leadership: A social learning perspective for construct development and testing," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol.97, No.2, pp.117-134, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2005.03.002
  5. M. E. Brown and L. K. Trevino, "Ethical leadership: A review and future directions," Leadership Quarterly, Vol.17, No.6, pp.595-616, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2006.10.004
  6. A. McWilliams and D. Siegel, "Corporate social responsibility: A theory of the firm perspective," Academy of Management Review, Vol.26, No.1, pp.117-127, 2001.
  7. A. B. Carroll, "Corporate social responsibility: evolution of a definitional construct," Business and Society, Vol.38, No.3, pp.268-295, 1999. https://doi.org/10.1177/000765039903800303
  8. A. Bandura, "Social learning theory of aggression," Journal of Communication, Vol.28, No.3, pp.12-29, 1978.
  9. B. J. Avolio, Full leadership development: Building the vital forces in organizations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1999.
  10. J. M. Dukerich, M. L. Nichols, D. R. Elm, and D. A. Vollrath, "Moral reasoning in groups: Leaders make a difference," Human Relations, Vol.43, No.5, pp.473-493, 1990. https://doi.org/10.1177/001872679004300505
  11. D. A. Waldman, M. S. de Luque, N. Washburn, R. J. House, "Cultural and leadership predictors of corporate social responsibility values of top management: a GLOBE study of 15 countries," Journal of International Business Studies, Vol.37, No.6, pp.823-837, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400230
  12. J. C. Nunnally and I. H. Bernstein, Psychometric theory (3rd ed.): New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994
  13. S. D. Hunt, P. L. Kiecker, and L. B. Chonko, "Social responsibility and personal success: A research note," Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Vol.18 No.3, pp.239-244, 1990. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02726475
  14. S. B. MacKenzie, P. M. Podsakoff, and R. Fetter, "The impact of organizational citizenship behavior on evaluations of salesperson performance," The Journal of Marketing, Vol.57, No.1, pp.70-80, 1993. https://doi.org/10.2307/1252058
  15. J. Hair, W. Black, B. Babin, and R. Anderson, Multivariate data analysis: a global perspective (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River: NJ, Pearson, 2010.
  16. L. Hu and P. Bentler, "Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives," Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Vol.6, No.1, pp.1-55, 1999. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705519909540118
  17. P. M. Podsakoff, S. B. MacKenzie, J. Y. Lee, and N. P. Podsakoff, "Common method biases in behavioral research: a critical review of the literature and recommended remedies," Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol.88, No.5, pp.879-903, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.88.5.879
  18. L. S. Aiken and S. G. West, Multiple regression: Testing and interpreting interactions, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1991.
  19. 권순원, 김소영, 이호선, "노동관련 CSR 수행이 종업원의 조직몰입에 대한 기업의 기대수준에 미치는 영향", 한국콘텐츠학회논문지, 제9권, 제2호, pp.242-251, 2009. https://doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2009.9.2.242