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THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES: THEORY AND PRACTICE, V.81, # 2, 2024, pp. 117-142

RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL

CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR: THE MEDIATION ROLE OF
EMPLOYEES CSR PERCEPTION

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Woinshet Mengistu Beushe , Pazstor Szabolch , Marsai Viktor , Tariku
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Jebena
1 College of Finance, Development, and Management, Ethiopian Civil Service
University, (Corrosponding) Email: [email protected]
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Associate Professor University of Public Service (Hungary)
E-mail: [email protected]
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Associate Professor University of Public Service (Hungary)
E-mail:[email protected]
4 School of Commerce Addis Ababa University
E-mail: [email protected]

https://doi.org/10.30546/jestp.2024.81.02.06

Received: August 15; accepted November 08, 2024; published online December 25, 2024

ABSTRACT
The main objective of this study was to examine how responsible leadership in the
food and beverage industry (FBI) affects organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)
both directly and indirectly. The indirect relationship between responsible leadership
and OCB is examined through the mediating role of employees’ perceptions of CSR.
A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from 237 employees of the Ethiopian
FBI. A quantitative methodology was used for the study. It was predicted that
organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) positively correlates with responsible
leadership. It was also predicted that the relationship between responsible leadership
and OCB is positively mediated by employees’ CSR perceptions. According to the
results of the study, OCB is positively predicted by responsible leadership. Most
importantly, the influence of responsible leadership on OCB was found to be
positively mediated by CSR perceptions. The theoretical and practical implications of
the study, limitations and future research directions are also addressed.

Keywords: Responsible Leadership, Perception of CSR, Employee, Organization
Citizenship Behavior, Mediation

JEL Classification: C12. C83. D23. O30, M10, M12

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