Identifying core “responsible leadership” practices for SME restaurants Castañeda García, José Alberto Rey Pino, Juan Miguel Purpose – The purpose of this study is to identify the core responsible leadership (RL) practices that are most relevant to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) restaurants. Furthermore, the authors adapt scales to measure these practices and conduct a pilot study to evaluate their impact on business performance in such establishments. Design/methodology/approach – Exploratory sequential mixed methods are used to fulfill the research aims. In the first phase, a set of definitions and practices associated with RL are derived from a systematic literature review. Second, a projective method of data collection is applied, involving a panel of 16 experts. Third, a fuzzy cognitive map is developed, which captures the responses of 40 owners or general managers of SME restaurants. Findings – Twenty-five practices are identified from the systematic literature review. The results show the five leadership practices that match the order of importance assigned by the experts: societal orientation. 2024-02-12T07:55:13Z 2024-02-12T07:55:13Z 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Castañeda García, J. A., Rey Pino, J. M., Elkhwesky, Z., & Salem, I. E. (2022). Identifying core “responsible leadership” practices for SME restaurants. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 35(2), 419-450. https://hdl.handle.net/10481/88971 10.1108/IJCHM-09-2021-1194 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Emerald