CO-ORDINATION

INTRODUCTION The process of linking the activities of the various department. The primary reason for coordination is that departments and groups are interdependent _ they depend on one another for information and resources to perform activities

DEFINITIONMOONEY AND REILY The orderly arrangement of group effort to provide unity of action in pursuit of a common purpose

FEATURES OR CHARACTERISTICS OF CO-ORDINATION

NOT A SEPARATE FUNCTION OF MANAGEMENTMANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITYPROVIDES UNITY OF ACTIONNECESSARY TO ALL LEVELS OF MANAGEMENTRELEVANT TO GROUP EFFORTSCONTINUOUS AND DYNAMIC FUNCTION

NEED FOR COORDINATIONPOOLED INTERDEPENDENCESEQUENTIAL INTERDEPENDENCERECIPROCAL INTERDEPENDENCE

CO-ORDINATION TECHNIQUES•RULES AND PROCEDURES•HIERARCHY•PLANNING•LAISON ROLES•TASK FORCES•CO-ORDINATION DEPARTMENT

• CLEARLY DEFINED OBJECTIVES• EFFECTIVE CHAIN OF COMMAND• CO-ORDINATION THROUGH GROUP

MEETINGS• HARMONIOUS POLICIES AND PROCEDURE• SOUND ORGANISATION STRUCTURE• CO-ORDINATION BY LEADERSHIP• INDOCTRINATION AND INCENTIVES

CONCLUSION SOWMYA.M