The Meaning Of Leadership in Building Organizational Members’ Motivasion: A Qualitative Study of Pik-R Perisai Nusantara at UNP Kediri
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https://doi.org/10.29407/r8dr7m60Abstract
Research aim: This study aims to describe the leadership style implemented within the PIK-R Perisai Nusantara organization, to explain how organizational members interpret and give meaning to this leadership style, and to explore the role of leadership in enhancing members’ motivation within a student organization engaged in adolescent counseling.
Design/Methode/Approach: This study employed a qualitative approach using a phenomenological method. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation involving organizational leaders and members of PIK-R Perisai Nusantara at Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri. The data were analyzed by identifying themes and meanings derived from the participants’ lived experiences.
Research Finding: The findings indicate that leadership whithin PIK-R Perisai Nusantara is perceived by members as participative, communicative and supportive, emphasizing role modeling and emotional closeness authority in decision-making, but as a process of guidance and personal engagement. This leadership style plays an important role in fastering members’ motivation, particulary intrinsic motivation, as reflected in increased participation, commitment, and a sense of belonging to the organization.
Theoretical contribution/Originality: This study provides a theoretical contribution by enriching the understanding of leadership meaning from a phenomenological perspective within the context of student organizations. The originality of this research lies in its examination of leadership as a lived experience that shapes members’ motivation in student organizations focused on adolescent counseling, an area that has received relatively limited attention in previous studies.
Practitionel/Policy implication: The findings of this study provide practical implications for student organization leaders and university stakeholders in developing leadership approaches that emphasize participation, communication, emotional support in order to enhance members’ motivation and ensure organizational sustainability.
Research limitation: This study is limited to a single study is limited to a single student organization; therefore, the findings cannot be broadly generalized. Future research is recommended to examine the meaning of leadership across various types of student organizations or within different institutional contexts.
Keywords: Leadership; member motivation; student organization; phenomenology; PIK-R
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Leadership; member motivation; student organization; phenomenology; PIK-RDownloads
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