Unlocking sustainable success: exploring the impact of transformational leadership, organizational culture, and CSR performance on financial performance in the Italian manufacturing sector

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Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-29 DOI:10.1108/srj-06-2023-0332

Muhammad Junaid Ahsan

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Purpose This study aims to investigate how organizational culture (OC) and transformational leadership (TL) affect corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance (environmental performance and social performance) and financial performance (FP) in the context of the Italian manufacturing sector. Grounded in resource-based view theory, this study explores how these factors influence sustainable firm performance. Design/methodology/approach Data gathered from 260 employees were analyzed to examine the multidimensional aspects of CSR, encompassing social and environmental sustainability. Findings The findings highlight the pressing need for sustainable firm performance in the existing environment, supporting the hypothesis that firms achieve sustainable and FP through the recognition of TL and OC. Moreover, a positive and significant relationship between CSR performance and FP was established, underscoring the strategic importance of integrating CSR initiatives into core business practices. This study offers valuable insights for both academia and firms, providing theoretical and practical implications that underscore the importance of cultivating a robust OC to drive performance enhancements. Originality/value This study is novel because it is one of the first, to the best of the author’s knowledge, to analyze the relationships between TL, OC and performance components associated with CSR.

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解锁可持续成功:探索变革型领导、组织文化和企业社会责任绩效对意大利制造业财务绩效的影响

本研究旨在探讨在意大利制造业背景下，组织文化(OC)和变革型领导(TL)如何影响企业社会责任(CSR)绩效(环境绩效和社会绩效)和财务绩效(FP)。本研究以资源基础观理论为基础，探讨这些因素如何影响企业的可持续绩效。从260名员工收集的数据进行了分析，以检查企业社会责任的多维方面，包括社会和环境的可持续性。研究结果强调了在现有环境下对可持续企业绩效的迫切需求，支持了企业通过对TL和OC的认可来实现可持续和FP的假设。此外，建立了企业社会责任绩效与FP之间的显著正相关关系，强调了将企业社会责任计划整合到核心商业实践中的战略重要性。本研究为学术界和企业都提供了有价值的见解，提供了理论和实践意义，强调了培养健全的OC以推动绩效提升的重要性。这项研究是新颖的，因为据作者所知，它是第一个分析与企业社会责任相关的TL、OC和绩效成分之间关系的研究之一。

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Social Responsibility Journal MANAGEMENT-

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7.30

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6.20%

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期刊介绍： The Social Responsibility Journal, the official journal of the Social Responsibility Research Network, is interdisciplinary in its scope and encourages submissions from any discipline or any part of the world which addresses any element of the journal''s aims. The journal encompasses the full range of theoretical, methodological and substantive debates in the area of social responsibility. Contributions which address the link between different disciplines and / or implications for societal, organisational or individual behavior are especially encouraged. The journal publishes theoretical and empirical papers, speculative essays and review articles. The journal also publishes special themed issues under the guidance of a guest editor. Coverage: Accountability and accounting- Issues concerning sustainability- Economy and finance- Governance- Stakeholder interactions- Ecology and environment- Corporate activity and behaviour- Ethics and morality- Governmental and trans-governmental regulation- Globalisation and disintermediation- Individuals and corporate citizenship- Transparency and disclosure- Consumption and its consequences- Corporate and other forms of organization