Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana hubungan antara persepsi perilaku kepemimpinan atasan dan motivasi kerja bawahan pada karyawan cabang Y PT. X. PT. X merupakan perusahaan penyedia jasa layanan perbankan yang sedang berkembang. Berdasarkan data awal yang diperoleh melalui wawancara, diketahui bahwa motivasi kerja bawahan pada karyawan cabang Y PT. X masih perlu ditingkatkan. Persepsi karyawan terhadap perilaku kepemimpinan atasan diduga berpengaruh terhadap motivasi kerja tersebut. Untuk mengetahui apakah dugaan tersebut benar, peneliti melakukan perhitungan statistik melalui uji korelasi antara persepsi perilaku kepemimpinan dan motivasi kerja bawahan.
Hasil yang ada menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang positif dan signifikan antara persepsi perilaku kepemimpinan dan motivasi kerja bawahan. Oleh karena itu, intervensi yang dilakukan pada penelitian ini dirancang untuk meningkatkan persepsi karyawan terhadap perilaku kepemimpinan atasan yaitu berupa pelatihan kepemimpinan transformasional bagi penyelia. Hasil perhitungan uji signifikansi menunjukkan adanya perbedaan pre-test dan post-test pada materi intervensi. Maka bentuk intervensi pelatihan kepemimpinan transformasional diharapkan dapat meningkatkan persepsi perilaku kepemimpinan atasan dan motivasi kerja bawahan pada cabang Y PT. X.
This study was conducted to find out relationship between perceived leadership behavior and subordinate work motivation among employees in branch Y PT X. PT. X is a growth company which provide banking services. Based on initial data that were obtained from interviews, the researcher found that subordinate work motivation still need to improve. Employee's perceived of leadership behavior are assumed to affect work motivation. To know whether that presumption is correct or not, the researcher conducted a statistical calculation through correlation test between perceived leadership behavior and subordinate work motivation. The results showed that there is a significant and positive correlation between perceived leadership behavior and subordinate work motivation. Therefore, the intervention in this study was designed to increase employee's perceived of leadership behavior that was transformational leadership training for supervisor. The result of test calculation shows that there is a significantly differences between pre-test and post-test on intervention knowledge. Accordingly, transformational leadership training is expected to improve perceived leadership behavior and subordinate work motivation among employees in branch Y PT. X.
