Question

Distinguish between the following:

Directing and Co-ordinating.

Answer 1

	Directing	Co-ordinating
Meaning:	Directing is the guidance and inspiration, and the leadership of those men and women constitutes the real-case responsibilities of management.	Co-ordination is an orderly arrangement of group efforts to provide unity of action in the pursuit of a common goal.
Objective:	To direct the subordinates to get things done in the right manner.	To ensure harmony of efforts of the employees for smooth functioning of the organization.
Level of Management:	Middle-level management is involved in directing the employees.	It is related to all the levels of management to achieve the goal of the organization.
Order:	It follows organising and staffing for the execution of planning.	It is an important element of organizing, which follows planning.
Factors:	Directing is concerned directly with internal factors, i.e., human resources.	It is the harmonization of human resources, so it is concerned with internal factors
Area of Function:	It includes instructing, guiding, inspiring, communicating and motivating the human resources	It includes integration of efforts of the top level, middle level and lower level.
Resources:	It gives direction to the employees regarding the use of other resources.	It is related to human resources.
Nature:	This continuous process is necessary in the process of achievement of the goals.	This is a continuous process related to all managerial levels.