Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Transformasional Terhadap Autonomous Motivation Pada Pejabat Struktural Pemda Kabupaten X

Shania Widarrizky S, Oki Mardiawan

Abstract


Abstract. Motivation is an important thing as a stimulus so that employees can show a good performance, mainly will be optimal if it leads to autonomous motivation. One of the important factors in motivating employees is leadership. Several previous studies show that transformational leadership can lead its members to have autonomous motivation because the leader tries to make empowerment to his/her employees. Therefore, this study aims to examine the influence of transformational leadership on the autonomous motivation of civil servants in X Regency Regional Government. The theories used were transformational leadership by Bass and motivation theory about self-determination by Ryan and Deci. The research method used was survey research with a population of 291 employees and samples of 168 structural officials in X Regency Regional Government. The samples were selected by disproportionate stratified random sampling technique and multiple regression analysis to examine the cause and effect. This study used a psychological scale with a measurement tool of Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) developed by Bass and Avolio (1995) and adapted by Ancok (2012). The measurement tool of motivation used The Motivation at Work Scale (MWMS) (Gagné et al., 2015) and was translated and modified by one of Indiyastuti research teams (Gagné et al. (2015). The results of the study show that transformational leadership has a significant positive influence on the autonomous motivation of (r = 0.489) or 48.9% on structural officials in X Regency Regional Government..

Keywords : Autonomous Motivation, Transformational Leadership, Government Employees.

Abstrak. Motivasi merupakan hal yang penting sebagai suatu pendorong agar karyawan dapat menunjukan kinerja yang baik, terutama akan menjadi optimal jika mengarah pada autonomous motivation. Salah satu faktor penting dalam memotivasi karyawan adalah kepemimpinan. Beberapa riset sebelumnya menunjukan kepemimpinan transformasional dapat mengarahkan anggotanya untuk memiliki motivasi yang bersifat autonomous, karena pemimpin mencoba melakukan empowerment pada karyawannya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk melihat pengaruh gaya kepemimpinan transformasional pada autonomous motivation aparatur sipil di Pemda Kabupaten X. Teori yang digunakan kepemimpinan transformasional dari Bass dan teori motivasi self determination theory dari Ryan dan Deci. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah riset survei dengan jumlah populasi 291 pegawai dan sampel 168 pegawai pejabat struktural pemda Kabupaten X, dipilih melalui teknik disproportionate stratified random sampling dan teknik analisis data regresi berganda untuk melihat bagaimana pengaruh sebab akibat. Penelitian ini menggunakan skala psikologis dengan alat ukur Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) yang dikembangkan oleh Bass dan Avolio (1995) dan diadaptasi oleh Ancok (2012), alat ukur motivasi menggunakan The Motivation at Work Scale (MWMS) (Gagné et al., 2015) dan dialih bahasa kedalam bahasa Indonesia dan dimodifikasi oleh salah satu tim peneliti Indiyastuti (Gagné et al (2015). Hasil penelitian menunjukan kepemimpinan transformasional memberikan pengaruh positif yang signifikan terhadap autonomous motivation sebesar (r = 0,489) atau 48,9% pada pejabat struktural Pemda Kabupaten X.

Kata Kunci : Autonomous Motivation, Kepemimpinan Transformasional, Pegawai Pemerintah.


Keywords


Autonomous Motivation, Kepemimpinan Transformasional, Pegawai Pemerintah.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29313/.v0i0.28508

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