AFAD İstanbul search and rescue union employeestendency to team work

This research was conducted descriptively and cross-sectionally in order to determine the relationship between AFAD Istanbul Search and Rescue Association employees and teamwork tendency. The research was carried out with 67 employees working in Search and Rescue Association of Disaster and Emergency Directorate in Istanbul between 02.11.2018- 01.01.2019. Data were collected by using the Descriptive Information Form and the Teamwork Tendency Scale. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate the data. The average age of the participants was 39.58 ± 5.81 and 89.6% were male. 23.9% of them have associate degree and 70.1% of them have bachelor degree. 77.6% are married. 52.2% have been working in the current institution for more than 15 years. 53.7% of the total working time is over 15 years. 19.4% are graduates from agriculture department. 58.2% are employed as search and rescue technicians. 29.9% of the employees evaluated their own teamwork as very good and 31.3% as good. 53.7% said they had a problem with teamwork. The average point of the trust subscale of those aged 40 and under, was significantly determined higher than those over 40 years of age (p:0,020; p<0,05). Average point of sub-dimension of diagnosing and analyzing the problem of high school / associate degree graduates was found to be statistically higher than bachelor's and above graduates (p:0,039; p<0,05). High internal motivation subscale average point of high school / associate degree graduates were found to be statistically higher than those of bachelor's and above graduates (p:0,024; p<0,05). The average point of responsibility subdimension of those who think that teamwork is very good was found to be significantly higher than those who think that it is medium and lower (p:0,015; p<0,05). The average point of cooperation and teamwork sub-dimension of those who think that teamwork is very good, was found to be significantly higher than those who think that teamwork is moderate and under (p: 0.001) and good (p: 0.020). (p<0,05; p<0,01). High internal motivation subscale point of those who think that teamwork is very good, was found to be significantly higher than those who thought that the teamwork was moderate and below (p: 0.019) and good (p: 0.029). (p<0,05). The average point of leadership, persuasion, perseverance sub-dimension of those who think that teamwork is very good, was found to be significantly higher than those who thought that teamwork was was moderate and below (p: 0.001) and good (p: 0.01). (p<0,01). The average point of cooperation and teamwork subscale scores of those who encountered problems during the teamwork was found to be significantly higher than those who did not encounter the problem (p:0,017; p<0,05). It was found that the employees evaluated the status of being a team member as good but encountered problems during the team working. xiv In this study, it is concluded that teamwork is vital for the measures to be taken in case of disasters and emergencies and for interventions to be made at the event.