| Basis | Organising | Co-ordinating |
| Meaning | Organising refers to the procedure of aligning the activities in a certain order | Coordinating means achieving goals by establishing harmony and integrity among people in the organisation. |
| Objective | To bring together all the resources including people and materials. | To ensure smooth functioning of the organisation. |
| Level of management | The top- and middlelevel management look after the arrangement of resources. | Co-ordination is required at every level of management. |
| Order | Organising comes after planning; it is the second function of management. | It is the fifth function of management; it comes after planning, organising, staffing and directing. |
| Factors | Internal environment and external environment are considered while arranging resources. | Internal environment of the organisation is considered in the process of coordination. |
