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A Pilot Study on the Role of Ethical Leadership in Fostering Innovation and Resilience in Supply Chain Organizations

In: Proceedings of the Kautz Conference on Business and Economics 2025 (KCBE 2025)

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  • Mohammad Reza Onsori

    (Széchenyi István University, Doctoral School of Regional and Business Administration Sciences)

  • Parsa Onsori

    (Business Consultant/Independent Researcher)

  • Nikolett Gyurian Nagy

    (Széchenyi István University, Department of Corporate Leadership and Marketing)

  • Gábor Szabó-Szentgróti

    (Széchenyi István University, Department of Corporate Leadership and Marketing
    Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Management and Leadership)

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the impact of ethical leadership on innovation and resilience in supply chain organizations during a crisis. It explores the dynamics through which ethical leaders may influence organizational ethical culture and organizational flexibility to lead supply chain organizations through innovation and develop resilience during turbulent and uncertain conditions. The paper employs 20 senior managerial-level respondents selected at random and collects data from them via an online quantitative survey. The study adopts a positivist research approach and applies established measurement scales to assess ethical leadership, organizational culture, organizational flexibility, innovation, and organizational resilience. The findings indicate that ethical leaders play an essential role in developing an ethical organizational culture and in fostering innovation that may indirectly impact resilience. The results further suggest that while ethical leadership has a significant direct influence on supply chain innovation, its direct effect on organizational resilience appears more limited and is likely mediated by other organizational factors. This pilot study contributes to the growing literature on leadership in crisis management by highlighting the importance of ethical leadership as a driver of innovation in supply chains. The research also identifies important directions for future large-scale studies aimed at better understanding the complex relationships between leadership, innovation, and resilience in supply chain contexts.

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  • Mohammad Reza Onsori & Parsa Onsori & Nikolett Gyurian Nagy & Gábor Szabó-Szentgróti, 2026. "A Pilot Study on the Role of Ethical Leadership in Fostering Innovation and Resilience in Supply Chain Organizations," Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research, in: Gábor Szabó-Szentgróti & Amanda Cecil & Jessica Lichy & Marco Cucculelli & Sándor Remsei & Eszter Lu (ed.), Proceedings of the Kautz Conference on Business and Economics 2025 (KCBE 2025), pages 187-216, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:advbcp:978-94-6239-658-6_11
    DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-658-6_11
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