Co-ordination is the process of harmonizing and integrating the resources and activities if various departments, branches, and individual for the achievement of harmony and unity. It is the process of binding all the components of an organization in systematic order. It is based on personal contact, co-operation, mutual confidence and good human relations. Coordination is helpful in achieving the objectives of the organization. The objective of co-ordination is to harmonize the goals of units and sub units with each other. It is a continuous and rational process. It is essential at every level of management in order to achieve the organizational goal.

In the words of Henry Fayol, " Co-ordination is to harmonize all the activities of a concern so as to facilitate the working and its success."

In the words of Koontz and Donnell, “A good co-ordination is that which forecasts the problems and takes necessary preventing measures so that it may not arise at all."

Coordination is a process of binding the activities of various departments and persons in the organization so that the desired can be easily achieved. Management achieves its basic functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling through co-ordination. A manager should coordinate all the resources and activities of the organizations effectively and efficiently for achieving the goals.