Difference between Co-ordination and Co-operation

Basis	Co-ordination	Co-operation
Meaning	Co-ordination refers to bringing together the activities of an organisation	Co-operation refers to voluntary efforts of individuals to work together and help each other
Nature	Co-ordination is conscious and deliberate function	It is voluntary effort of employees
Interdependence	Co-ordinations is interdependent upon co-operation, as it is incomplete without it.	Co-operations is also dependent on co-ordination as it is meaningless without it.
Relations	Co-ordination is achieved through both formal and informal relations.	Co-operations arises of informal relations.
Scope	It includes co-operation and hence has a wider scope	It has a narrow scope as it is towards establishing co-ordination
Requirement	Co-ordination is essential for achievement of organizational goal, where a group of people work together	Co-operation is voluntary in nature, it arises only when people desire to work together.