The Influence of Leadership Style and Motivation on Commitment and Performance of Farmer Group Members at the Masagena Farmers Cooperative, Pongo Village, Masamba District

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of leadership style and motivation on the commitment and performance of members through commitment as an intervening variable at the Masagena Farmers Cooperative, Pongo Village, Masamba District.This research is quantitative descriptive. The population of this study were all members of the Masagena Farmer's Cooperative, Pongo Village, Masamba Subdistrict as many as 199 people with sampling using a simple random method and the slovin formula. Data collection techniques used by distributing questionnaires. The data analysis technique used is path analysis. The results of this study indicate that: (1) Leadership style has a positive but not significant effect on member commitment. (2) Motivation has a positive and significant effect on member commitment. (3) Leadership style has a positive but not significant effect on member performance. (4) Motivation has a positive and significant effect on the performance of members. (5) Commitment has a positive but not significant effect on member performance. (6) Leadership style through commitment as an intervening variable has a positive but not significant effect on member performance. (7) Motivation through commitment as an intervening variable has a positive but not significant effect on member performance.