CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA

This research paper reviews existing literature on ethical leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to ascertain the level of corporate social responsibility activities that will enhance the performance/profitability of organisation in Nigeria. It revealed that the success of an organisation depends on the extent to which the organisation is capable of managing its relationship with key groups, such as financial and stakeholders, but also customers, employees, and even communities or societies. Stakeholders must be considered in the decision making process of the organization. The study also looked at the link between CSR and ethical leadership. CSR is a concept that includes many different activities and actions which businesses have to involve themselves in for the purpose of growth and sustainability of businesses. Businesses that voluntarily participates in local community development, such as providing the community with donations, assisting them with projects and sharing some of its profit with the community, helps to increase the business profitability in the long-run were factors of production are variable.