Principles of co ordination

Principles of coordination by Mary Follet

1. PRINCIPLES OF CO-ORDINATION Sanap Bhausaheb

2. C o-ordination Definition – Different people or things work together to achieve specific goals or aims. Importance – 1. Encourages team spirit 2.Gives proper direction 3.Facilitates motivation 4.Optimum utilisation of resources. 5. Leads to higher efficiency. 6.Improves relations in the organization .

3. Advantages of Co-ordination - Efficiency and effectiveness. Unity of direction. Good human relations. Organizational effectiveness.

4. Principles of Co-ordination

5. 1.Principle of early stage According to this principle coordination must start at an early stage in the management process. It must start in planning stage so that it results in making best plans and implementing these plans with success. Coordination can be achieved more easily in early stages of planning and policy-making. Early coordination improves the quality of plans.

6. 2.Principle of continuity Coordination must be a continuous process. Coordination Management process includes planning, organising, directing, controlling. Organization starts Organization Exists Management process

7. 3.Principle of Direct Contact According to this principle all managers have a Direct Contact with their subordinates. It enables managers to coordinate different activities of their subordinates effectively and efficiently. Removes misunderstanding Face to face communication

8. 4. Principle of Reciprocal relations Decisions and action of all the people and departments of the organization are interrelated. Decision of one person or department will affect all other persons and departments in organisation . So that before taking any decision or action manager should think about its effects.

9. Additional Principles of Co-ordination

10. 1.Principle of effective communication Coordination will be successful only in the presence of an effective communication. Good communication must be present between all departments, within employees themselves, and even between managers and their subordinates. Good communication helps to avoid misunderstandings in the organisation. All communication barriers and gaps must be avoided and fixed.

11. 2.Princple of Mutual Respect Without mutual respect, coordination may not survive. Managers must respect feelings and emotions of employees. Mutual respect

12. 3.Princple of Clarity of objectives Everyone in an organization must know the objectives very clearly. Coordination will be successful only if the organization has set its clear objectives. 4.Princple of Scalar Chain The scalar chain is a chain of supervisors from the highest to the lowest rank. An employee should feel the necessity to contact his superior through scalar chain.

13. Conclusion Co-ordination is essence of management

14. A good coordinator is a good leader and a good leader is a good manager.

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