Criteria for Effective Coordination
According to Henri Fayol, a well-coordinated organization should meet the following requirements:
- All departments should operate collectively with one another in harmony.
- The specific contribution that each division and subdivision of the department is required to make to a group effort, should be communicated.
- The various departments and subdivisions should regularly change their work schedules according to the circumstances.
These three requirements are not always fulfilled, and the lack of coordination is evident in the following ways:
- No department is aware of or interested in learning about the others.
- Watertight compartments exist within and across divisions and officers of the same department, as well as between departments.
- Not everyone thinks about the common interests of the company. This is due to a result of lack of coordination among employees or personnel.