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Notes Unit 5: Coordination, Centralisation and
Decentralisation

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
5.1 Coordination
5.1.1 Need for Coordination
5.1.2 Importance of Coordination

5.1.3 Principles of Coordination
5.1.4 Coordination Process
5.1.5 Types of Coordination
5.1.6 Systems Approach to Coordination
5.2 Centralisation
5.3 Decentralisation
5.4 Centralised and Decentralised Organisations
5.5 Summary
5.6 Keywords

5.7 Self Assessment
5.8 Review Questions
5.9 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

Assess need for coordination
Explain the significance and principles of coordination
Discuss the process and type of coordination
Realise the concepts of centralisation and decentralisation

State the relationship between centralisation and decentralisation

Introduction

In an organisation, different people come together to work for a single organisational goal.
Needless to say, coming from varied backgrounds, the mindsets, values, ethics, skills, behavioral
patterns, etc., of these people are bound to be different. Due to this, one of the biggest challenges
and responsibilities for a manger becomes top handle such a group of varied people. Taking
them all as just human resources also, the "human" concept is still there.
Different people in the same teams have different thinking and working pattern. The difference
increases more when it comes to different departments and their heads. The challenge increases

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