Management Coordination

Principles of Management - Useful for Anna University & Madras University Syllabus

1. Coordination - R.Shyam Prasad

2. Syllabus Unit - VII Co-ordination - Need - Type and Techniques Problems in Coordination Impact of Coordination Requisites for excellent Co-ordination.

3. Meaning of Coordination It implies an orderly pattern of group efforts to ensure unity of action in the pursuit of common objectives. It involves orderly synchronization of the efforts of individual components of an enterprise to provide the proper timing, amount, quality, place & sequence of efforts so that the stared objectives may be achieved with minimum friction.

4. Need or Importance of Coordination Reconciliation of Goals To provide a sense of direction Integrating individual efforts which leads to Synergy Employees derive a sense of Morale, job satisfaction, security Thus it helps to retain employees. Avoid overlapping efforts & duplication of work.

5. Problems in coordination In complex organizations coordination is achieved through formal procedures, rules, methods. This leads to Slower decision making. It is time consuming to reconcile different views of employees. Hence arriving at a consensus & then coordinating becomes difficult. Conflicts between line & staff employees. Eg : Treasurer & production Manager. Some Employees pursue what is good for their own self or their department at the detriment of the organization.

6. Criteria for Effective coordination Each department should work in harmony with the other department. Each department division & sub division should be precisely informed as to the share it must take in common task. The working schedules (rules) of the various departments should be constantly attuned to the situation.

7. Types of coordination Vertical & Horizontal coordination Vertical coordination – Top Management delegating work to Middle level Horizontal coordination - Between Departments Internal & External coordination Internal coordination – Between Departments External coordination – Supplier- Company - Distributor