Coordination In Organizations: Proper Communication Channel

Coordination in organizations
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Coordination in organizations
The successful implementation of business strategies and objectives relies on proper and improved coordination process internally within the firm and externally with the customers and suppliers. Lack of successful coordination processes may contribute to the collapse of firms and organizations (Martinez, & Jarillo, 1991). Precisely, the following are some of the ways to increase coordination both internally within the firm and externally with the customers and suppliers.
Documentation
Keeping all the essential records and transaction between the firms, customers and suppliers are inevitable in ensuring proper coordination of activities among the parties. Similarly, firms' managers should ensure that in-depth documentation is done for the employees for the purpose of fostering strong coordination. The documentation helps the employees to learn goals objectives of the firm which they are required to achieve within a specified period. This is significant in improving internal coordination within the firm.
Proper communication channel
The communication channel is critical in realizing successful internal coordination within the firm and external coordination between the organization, customers, and the suppliers (Kogut, & Zander, 1996). The Firms' managers are tasked to communicate clear and concise information regarding the firm's long-term and short-term plans and objectives. Alternatively, having a proper communication approaches between the firm, customers and suppliers is also essential in fostering coordination and reliability among the parties. This may also reduce the conflict between the interested stakeholders, customers, and the suppliers.
Training of the employees
The essential ways of improving internal coordination within the firm are through professional training of employees. Training helps to promote professionalism and delivery of services based on standard principles among the employees. It also helps...