THE EFFECT OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP STYLE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF VILLAGE OFFICIALS IN MEJAYAN DISTRICT, MADIUN REGENCY

¹Endra Yanti,  ²Jajuk Suprijanti

Abstract

The This study aims to examine the influence of conflict management and leadership style on the performance of village officials in Mejayan Subdistrict, Madiun Regency. The performance of village officials is very important in organizing an effective and efficient village government, however, various internal issues such as organizational conflict and suboptimal leadership styles can reduce productivity and quality of service to the community. Using a quantitative approach and associative research type, data were collected through closed questionnaires from 84 respondents of village officials in 11 villages in Mejayan Sub-district. Data were analyzed using various statistical tests, including validity, reliability, classical assumptions (normality, multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity), as well as multiple linear regression, t-test, F-test, and coefficient of determination (R²) with the help of the latest version of SPSS. The results showed that conflict management has a positive and significant effect on the performance of village officials, which means that effective conflict management can improve the productivity and quality of work of village officials. Similarly, the leadership style applied also had a positive and significant effect on performance, indicating that participative and inspirational leadership styles were able to improve the performance of village organizations. Together, these two variables contributed significantly to improving the overall performance of village officials. These findings confirm the importance of effective leadership and conflict management in achieving successful village governance. motivation