IMPLEMENTATION OF A DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE IN SRUNI VILLAGE, JENGGAWAH DISTRICT, JEMBER REGENCY

Abstract

The village government is the smallest government, which has the same authority in managing its territory as the central government. Leadership has an important function in carrying out its role, especially in providing direction and influence to its subordinates. Sruni Village is one of the villages led by a woman. Nowadays, of course, this has become commonplace, especially after the echoing of gender equality in occupying government in Indonesia. This study focuses on the application of a democratic leadership style applied by the Head of Sruni Village, Jenggawah District, Jember Regency. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which a democratic leadership style can influence the performance of village officials in providing to the community. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The technique used in determining the sample is purposive sampling. The results of this study indicate that there is an influence of job characteristics on female leadership. In general, the leadership used by the female village head of Sruni Village is democratic leadership with a personality character that is worthy of being a role model, creative in creating new activities such as training and socialization related to stunting prevention in Sruni Village.