The purpose of this study is to find out how meaning formation through three contemporary leadership theories and its relevance to pesantren culture by conducting a literature review on Stephen P. Robbins' book. This research uses a qualitative approach to describe things that are not yet clear about the formation of meaning through contemporary theories. The design chosen is a literature review by conducting content analysis on the book Organizational Behavior by Stephen P. Robbins pages 467-475, and is complemented to make comparisons by collecting scientific journals indexed on google scholar with publication age under 10 years to find its relevance to pesantren culture. Finally, after conducting a content analysis of the book Organizational Behavior by Stephen P. Robbins, it can be concluded that the boarding school culture agreed upon and carried out in the boarding school is a meaning formed through framing with contemporary leadership abilities possessed by a kyai. The three leadership theories include charismatic leadership, transformational leadership, and visionary leadership. Keywords: contemporary leadership theory, pesantren culture, organizational behavior, Stephen p. robbins
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