SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SALAFIYAH PESANTREN

Pesantrenplays a vital role in reducing the negative impact of globalization on individual levels. Therefore, the aim of the research is to know the role of leaders in pesantren in (a) leader as direction determinant (b) leader as the deputy and spokesman of the organization (c) leader as effective communicator (d) leader as mediator (e) leader as integrator, that supports its implementation.The research approach is qualitative with data sources coming from kyai as principals, managers of pesantren as the agents. The data used in this study is internally and externally valid and reliablefor the analysis. The results of the study report that the PesantrenGirikusuma still maintains its salaf or its tradition and does not turn into a modern pesantren. This shows that the type of leadership is not contingency-oriented, but situational leadership, which refers to different types of situational, based on differences in its activities, tasks of pesantren.