BUSINESS STUDIES

COORDINATION MEANING OF COORDINATION (1) COORDINATION REFERS TO  : Synchronization of various activities and efforts of • all individuals, • groups • departments in common direction to achieve the goals of the organization. (2) LACK OF COORDINATION RESULTS IN  : • overlapping, • duplication of efforts, • delay in work and chaos. (3) COORDINATION ENSURES THAT  : • right person is assigned right job, • right job is performed at the right time, • right product/service is delivered to the customer at the right time Features of coordination Coordination is the integration, unification, synchronization of the efforts of the departments to provide unity of action for pursuing common goals. A force that binds all the other functions of management. The management of an organization endeavours to achieve optimum coordination through its basic functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Therefore, coordination is not a separate fu...