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Answer the following question.
'Co-ordination is the essence of management.' Explain.
Solution
'Co-ordination is the essence of management'.
It can be highlighted from the given points:
- Harmonized goals:
Coordination synchronises the personal goals of the individuals and the overall goals of the organisation. - Allotted work:
Coordination integrates the opinions and thoughts of various specialists and departments of an organisation so as to avoid diversion and conflict among them. - The interdependence of divisions:
As an organisation has various independent departments such as production, sales, and finance, coordination is needed to synchronise their activities for the achievement of the common goals.
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Coordination, as the essence of management.
Coordination can be considered as ______.
Coordination is ______.
Which function of management is often referred to as the essence of management and binds all the other functions? Justify its significance in the function of Planning.
Why is management considered a multi-faceted concept?
______ is the essence of management.
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.
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 ______.
Explain any three points that highlight the importance of 'Coordination'.
