We renew an exchange of letters from 2008 regarding the meaning of responsible leadership, which applies to senior executives of firms as they attempt to engage in corporate social responsibility. An interesting aspect to this discussion is that, depending on one’s theoretical perspective, responsible leadership can be defined in multiple, somewhat disparate ways. We use the terms strategist versus integrator to characterize the most common delineation of responsible leader orientations. While the strategist orientation implies the planning and use of corporate social responsibility initiatives for the direct targeting of return on investment, the integrator orientation involves senior leaders’ use of corporate social responsibility to serve the interests of a range of corporate stakeholders. Although a divergence of opinion is expressed in our letters, we concur in our conclusion that more research is necessary to better understand these diverse orientations and their effects on organizations.

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定义具有社会责任感的领导者：重新审视负责任的领导力问题

我们更新了 2008 年关于负责任领导的含义的换文，这适用于尝试参与企业社会责任的公司高级管理人员。这个讨论的一个有趣的方面是，根据一个人的理论观点，负责任的领导可以用多种不同的方式来定义。我们使用术语战略家与整合者来描述负责任的领导者方向的最常见描述。战略家取向意味着规划和使用企业社会责任举措以直接瞄准投资回报，而整合者取向则涉及高级领导者利用企业社会责任为一系列企业利益相关者的利益服务。