Management Vs. Administration

 Management

  • As a skill of getting the work done from others.

  • Account the directing and controlling functions of the organization

Administration

  • Process of effectively administering the entire organization.

  • Related to planning and organization functions.



Definition 


Management- 

  • An act of managing people and their work, for achieving a common goal by using the organization’s resources. 

  • Planning, organizing, leading, motivating, controlling, coordination and decision making.

  • 5 M’s of the organization i.e. Men, Material, Machines, Methods and Money


Administration-

  • Formation of plans, policies and procedures, setting up of goals and objectives, enforcing rules and regulations etc.

  • Nature of administration is bureaucratic.

  • Forecasting, planning, organizing and decision making functions.


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Key difference-

  1. M- systematic way of managing people and things, A- an act of administering the whole organization by a group of people.

  2. M- activity of business and functional level, A- high level activity

  3. M- focuses on policy implementation, policy formulation is performed by the administration.

  4. A group of persons, who are employees of the organization is collectively known as management. On the other hand administration represents the owners of the organization. 

  5. M- is all about plans and actions, but A- is concerned with framing policies and settinig objectives.

  6. M- focuses on managing people and their work. On the other hand, administration focuses on making the best possible utilization of the organization’s resources.


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