Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility. Exploring Ethical Practices and Organizational Impact in the Hospitality Industry

Seminar paper from the year 2023 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Leadership, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: This paper analyzed major leadership topics with a focus on situational leadership, leadership types, and Kurt Lewin’s leadership model. This studied how leadership influences the behavior of organizations, including the hospitality industry, regarding CSR, particularly regarding employment rights. Leadership was understood as the capacity to motivate, direct, and coordinate people or groups to accomplish specific objectives. Different forms of leadership were mentioned and compared, including autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire, according to Kurt Lewin, and the situational leadership theory focuses on the use of different approaches depending on the context. The study also looked at CSR in the hospitality industry, with a focus on employment issues, including wages and remuneration for employees. The study also revealed that leadership success coupled with CSR improves the organizational culture and leads to improved retention of the employees and a positive perception towards the company by the customers. The findings of this research pointed out that organizational leadership and ethical behaviors enhance organizational performance and facilitate social welfare; the need for flexibility in leadership and corporate accountability was also underlined.