Hubungan Antara Tingkat Machiavellianism dan Gaya Kepemimpinan Otokratis dan demokratis Pada Manajer Dan Mahasiswa MBA
PUSPITASARI, BITA (Adv.: John Suprihanto, M.I.M., Ph.D.), John Suprihanto, M.I.M., Ph.D.
Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui tingkat Machiavellianism pada manajer dan mahasiswa MBA dan menguji hubungan antara tingkat Machiavellianism dengan gaya kepemimpinan otokratis dan demokratis serta hubungan antara tingkat Machiavellianism dengan difference score antara teknik-teknik kepemimpinan dan asumsi terhadap manusia. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan survei sebagai metode pengumpulan data. Responden penelitian adalah 92 orang mahasiswa MBA full time di MMUGM dan 25 orang manajer setingkat kepala cabang kelas III PT Pegadaian (Persero). Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah independent samples t-test dan Pearson correlation.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa manajer memiliki tingkat Machiavellianism yang lebih rendah daripada mahasiswa MBA. Hasil penelitian juga menemukan tidak adanya hubungan antara tingkat Machiavellianism dengan gaya kepemimpinan otokratis dan demokratis, serta tidak adanya hubungan antara tingkat Machiavellianism dengan difference score antara teknik-teknik kepemimpinan dan asumsi terhadap manusia.
This study was aimed to figure out managersÂ’ and MBA studentsÂ’ level of Machiavellianism, to test the relationship between level of Machiavellianism and autocratic and democratic leadership style, and to test the relationship between level of Machiavellianism and difference score between leadership techniques and assumption toward people. This study was conducted using quantitative approach with survey as data collection method. The respondents were 92 full-time MBA students of MMUGM and 25 managers whose positions were equivalent to grade-3 branch heads of PT Pegadaian (Persero). Statistical tools used in this study were independent samples t-test and Pearson correlation.
This study results showed that managers had lower level of Machiavellianism than MBA students. This study results also found no relationship between level of Machiavellianism and autocratic and democratic leadership style, and no relationship between level of Machiavellianism and difference score between leadership techniques and assumption concerning people.
Kata Kunci : Machiavellianism, manager, MBA student, autocratic leadership style, democratic leadership style, difference score, leadership techniques, assumption concerning people, polynomial regression, manajer, mahasiswa MBA, gaya kepemimpinan otokratis, gaya kepem
