Coordination is considered as the essence of management because of the following reasons:
1.Coordination is needed to perform all the functions of management:
(i) In planning. coordination is required between the objectives and available resources.
(ii) Organising, is ineffective if there is a lack of coordination between different departments and divisions.
(iii) In staffing, coordination is required between the required skills and abilities of an individual who is selected to perform a job
(iv) Directing, is impossible and of no worth if there is lack of coordination between superiors and subordinates.
(v) In controlling coordination helps in ensuring that actual results are fruitful
Coordination is needed at all levels of management
(i) Top level The top level coordinates the activities of the whole organisation keeping in view the desired goals.
(ii) Middle level The middle level managers coordinate the activities of different departments
(iii) Lower level The lower level coordinates the activities of the workers for achieving goals
Thus we can say, coordination is not a separate function of management. It is the essence of management
