Importance of Coordination
The need and importance of coordination can be judged from points below:-
1. Coordination encourages team spirit
There exist many conflicts and rivalries between individuals, departments, between a line and staff, etc. Similarly, conflicts are also between individual objectives and organizational objectives. Coordination arranges the work and the objectives in such a way that there are minimum conflicts and rivalries. It encourages the employees to work as a team and achieve the common objectives of the organization. This increases the team spirit of the employees.
2. Coordination gives proper direction
There are many departments in the organization. Each department performs different activities. Coordination integrates( bring together) these activities for achieving the common goals or objectives of the organization. Thus, coordination gives proper direction to all the departments of the organization.
3. Coordination facilitates motivation
Coordination gives complete freedom to the employees. It encourages the employees to show initiative. It also gives them many financial and nonfinancial incentives. Therefore, the employees get job satisfaction, and they are motivated to perform better.
4. Coordination makes optimum utilization of resources
Coordination helps to bring together the human and material resources of the organization. It helps to make optimum utilization of resources. These resources are used to achieve the objectives of the organization. Coordination also minimizes the wastage of resources in the organization.