Followship From the Search Rescue Operation of Tham Luang Khun Nam – Nangnon National Park

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to​ study​ the​ followship​ of​ government​ agencies, private sectors, volunteers,​ and​ people​ nearby who​ joined the​search​ rescue​ operation​ 13​ "Wild​ Boar" football​ team​ at​ Thamluang-Khunnam Nangnon. This​ research​ used qualitative research​ technique, studied fundamental document, operation​ report, media​ news, others​ publication, and​ from​ depth interview​ of​ 24​ informants from  government officers, private​ sectors, volunteers, and​ people​ nearby​ who​ joined​ the​ search​ rescue​ operation​ 13​ "Wild​ Boar" football​ team​ at​ Thamluang-Khunnam Nangnon.​ The collecteat data were analyzed using the content analysis. the data analysis has brought to light the facts specified below.The results found that followship of​ this​ case​ can divide the​ group​ of​ participants following Kelly's concept​ to​ be​ (1) Government​ officers​ group​ has characteristic as​ Effective followship (2) private​ sectors​ group​ has​ characteristic as​ Conformist followship (3) volunteers group​ has​ 2​ characteristics as​ Effective followship​ and​ Pragmatic Survivor​ and​ (4)people​ nearby​ who​ joined​ the​ search​ rescue​ operation​ group​ has 2​ characteristic​s as​ Effective followship​ and​ Conformist followship.​ In​ conclusion, the​ search​ rescue operation​ at​ Thamluang-Khunnam Nangnon indicated​ that​ there are​ 3​ types of​ followship​ following Kelly's concep: Effective followship, Conformist followship, Pragmatic Survivor.