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प्रश्न
Explain the meaning of coordination, as a function of management.
उत्तर
Coordination is the process by which activities of different departments are synchronized to ensure unity of action. It is the essence of management because it is inherent in all managerial functions.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Coordination is the essence of management. Do you agree? Give reasons.
Why is management considered a multi-faceted concept?
______ is the essence of management.
Which of the following is the basic features of co-ordination?
Coordination is needed when :
'Even where members of a department willingly cooperate and work, a manager has to coordinate the efforts of different people in a conscious manner.' Identify the characteristic of coordination discussed above.
Read the following text and answer the questions given below:
'Pappu Sweets Makers' is a sweets making company which has turnover in crores. In order to manage the work in the organisation, the departments have been created on the basis of functions. Examine the following situations of this organisation and give answers accordingly :
Situation 1: It is expected that employees who are performing similar tasks work under the same department. So the company now has HR, Marketing and Finance departments. The division is based on specific functions.
Situation 2: There are similarities in the tasks performed within the same department.
Situation 3: The profit is increasing month by month due to the success of this structure of the organisation.
Situation 4: There has been minimum duplication of efforts as the same department is taking care of single function.
What will be the outcome of Situation 2?
Top management plans for the entire organization. According to these plans the organizational structure is developed and staffed. In order to ensure that these plans are executed according to plans, directing is required. Any discrepancies between actual and realized activities are then taken care of at the stage of controlling. Name and explain the process highlighted above which started at the planning stage itself and is implicit and inherent in all the functions of management in an organization.
In an organisation, coordination is the function of every manager. Top level managers need to coordinate with their subordinates to ensure that the overall plans of the organisation are duly carried out. Middle level managers coordinate with both the top level and the supervisory level managers. Supervisory level managers coordinate the activities of workers to ensure that work proceeds according to plans. The characteristic of coordination discussed in the above para is ______.
______ is not a separate function but the essence of Management.
