Means/ techniques of coordination BBA

Means/ techniques of coordination

1. Well defined goals: – the first means or technique of coordination is well defined goals. The goals of the organization should be clear and well defined. Each individual in the organization should understand the overall goals. When the goals are not well defined the coordination may not effective.

2. Sound organization structure: – coordination is the essence of management. It is not possible without sound organization structure. The authority and responsibility for each and every positions and employees should be clearly defined.

3. Effective communication: – coordination helps in creating proper understanding among persons. Without effective communication, coordination may be effective. The ideas, opinions should be interchanged freely. It is only through effective communication that even individual understand his/her limitations, positions and responsibility in the organization. Effective communication helps in coordination. Therefore, it is also an important means of coordination.

4. Proper leadership: – proper leadership leads the subordinates effectively and efficiently. A good managerial leader uses the motivational tools to coordinate the employees with effective communication system. In short, coordination is made possible through proper leadership.

5. Proper supervision: – supervisors coordinate the subordinates and their activities. Top level management cannot coordinate all employees. In short, proper supervision helps in effective coordination.

6. Better plans and policies: – coordination is made according to plans and policies of the organization and departments. When the plans and policies are not better coordination is not effective in the organization.

7. Cooperation: – without cooperation, coordination may not succeed because coordination is related to employees and their activities. When they are not cooperative, coordination may not be made. So, cooperation is essential in the organization.

8. Meeting and conference: – coordination may be possible when all employees their all activities and departmental goals are involved in organizational planning and policies. Their all problems and matters may be involved. When there is environment of constructive discussion and debate with meeting and conference

9. Group decision: – the group decision is a decision in which all members of the organization are participated to make decisions. The ideas and feelings are mixed into the decision and coordination may succeed.

ectives:  every organization set the objectives and these objectives are to be fulfilled with the help of people working in the organization. Therefore managers must try to bring harmony between individual and organizational goals

2. Unity of command:  The individual who works in the organization get direction from his/her superior. The subordinates must get direction from only one superior to reduce conflict and confusion which is called unity of command.

3. Direct supervision: When superior direct the subordinates with face to face communication it is known as direct supervision. It helps to increase the morale of employees and it helps to develop quick feedback and necessary information

4. Appropriate leadership style:  proper leadership means the skill of leading that depends upon the characteristics of leader, features of subordinates and the situation. It is the process of influencing human behavior in achieving organizational goals without dissatisfaction of any employees

5. Maximum individual contribution:  The employees’ capacity should be used fully with effective direction by encouragement not irritation with proper design direction style.

6. Effective communication:  without effective communication, direction is not possible. Mainly, communication may be downward or upward in an organization. Downward communication carries the order, ideas, instruction to the subordinates and upward communication carries the order, ideas, and instruction from the subordinates.

7. Effective control:  without effective control organization can’t be operated. Effective control helps to coordinate and supervise the activities and other mechanism.

8. Effective motivation: Motivation is the act of inspiring and encouraging the people to do work. Employees must be motivated to achieve the goals. Without motivation , direction cannot be complete

9. Flow of information:  information is most important asset in any organization. When information is blocked, then there can be failure. On the other hand, information is useful to issue the order, ideas, and instruction.

10. Follow- up: direction is a continuous managerial process. It involves constant and continuous supervision, counseling, advice, instructions etc in the employees’ activities. Merely issuing orders is not sufficient but management should find out whether the subordinate is working or not.