Coordination

 It is often termed as essence of management

(Koontz), it plays vital role of ensuring the unity of
action in individuals, groups and departments.

 Fayol identified coordination as a distinct managerial

function that harmonizes various activities of the
firm. But, most of the later thinkers did not retain
coordination as a separate function of management.
They regarded it as a necessary component of all
the other management functions as a lifeline or
essence of management.
Coordination
 It provides the necessary synchronization between
activities, cooperation between departments and
people, and harmonization of their actions, in order
to achieve the desired objectives by avoiding the
duplication and overlapping of actions and the
wastage of means and resources.
 According to Mooney and Reelay,
“Co-ordination is orderly arrangement of group
efforts to provide unity of action in the pursuit of
common goals”.
Techniques for Enabling Effective
Coordination
 Having a clear purpose, with agreed terms of
reference.
 By assigning a clear roles and responsibility.
 Building agreements about the plans in advance.
 Creating interdependencies in departments &
individuals.
 Creating a framework for measuring, reporting and
rewarding the performance of an organization.
 Sharing of information and regular monitoring of the
progress also contributes to increased coordination
amongst the concerned employees.