Does Muhammadiyah Leadership Style Exist? An Empirical Examination About What and How to Measure It

Abstract

: SlowMuhammadiyah's higher education is led by using a prophetic, associative, active, and dynamic style. This research aims to examine the leadership style called Muhammadiyah's leadership style. Data for preliminary studies were obtained from 73 respondents who are lecturers at one of Muhammadiyah universities in Yogyakarta. The results of the preliminary study showed that the item-total correlation of r was 0.785. Reliability is indicated by a minimum of Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.686. Thus, it can be concluded that the measurement of Muhammadiyah's leadership style exists, valid, and reliable.