ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

 

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

There are three contrasting views:

A)    Administration as different from management

B)    Administration as part of management

C)    Administration and management are same

 

A)    Administration as different from management

·         The nature of function of administration is quite different from the nature of function of management

·         Administration involves formulation of policy, plan and is concerned with top level management

·         Management involves policy or plan execution and is concerned with lower level management

 

S.No.	Management	Administration
1.	It involves doing	It involves thinking
2.	It is lower level function which is concerned with execution and direction of policies and operation.	Administration is top level Function which includes determination of plan, policies and objectives of business enterprise.
3.	It is comprehensive generic function which includes planning , organizing, staffing, Directing ,controlling.	It encompasses two functions planning and controlling.
4.	It is operated at lower level	It is operated at top level
5.	It is operative management	It is an administrative mgmt.
6.	The process of designing and maintaining an environment in which people working together in a group, efficiently accomplish selected goals.	It implies the guidance, Leadership and control of efforts of a group of individuals toward some common goal.
7.	Its function is narrow and operational	Its function is quite broad and conceptual.
8.	It requires technical and operational skills.	It requires conceptual skills.
9.	Used in business management	Used in government sectors.

 

B)     Administration as a part of management

·         Management is a broader concept and administration is just its part

·         Administration is that part of management which is concerned with the installation and carrying out procedures by which it is laid down and communicated and the process of activities regulated and checked against plans .

 

 

C)    Administration and management are same

·         Both have same objectives and principles.

·         Mostly administration is used in government sectors and management is used in non- government sectors or private sectors.

·         Management include both involves policy formulation and execution.