Touqeer ahmed shahzad

QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

“Difference between Management

and Administration”
There are differences between management and administration, but sometimes we
refer to "manager" and "administrators" interchangeably. Strictly speaking, management
involves the making of decisions to promote the goals of an entity, while administration
involves seeing to it that the management decisions are carried out.

There are many factors according to which administration can be distinguished

from management. These are as follows:

Management Administration
Dictionary Meaning
The job of controlling and organizing the work The work of managing the affairs of a
of a company or organization and the people company, government
who work for it:
Type of function
It is an executive function. It is a determinative function

Span
It takes decisions within the framework It takes major decisions of an enterprise as
set by the administration a whole
Level of authority
It is a middle level activity It is a top-level activity
Nature of grade
It is a group of managerial personnel who It consists of owners who invest capital in
use their specialized knowledge to fulfill and receive profits from an enterprise.
the objectives of an enterprise
Decision making
Its decisions are influenced by the values, Its decisions are influenced by public
opinions, and beliefs of the managers. opinion, government policies, social, and
religious factors.

Abilities
It requires technical activities It needs administrative rather than
technical abilities

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Here is an example to demonstrate the difference:

A manager decides to impose a sales quota on the company's sales force. The
administrator is responsible for seeing to it that the quota is met through the
maintenance of records.

A manager decides that there will be a "no tolerance" policy for tardiness. It
will be up to the administrator to monitor the compliance of the policy
through observation or through the review of records.

So, the general idea is that an administrator is not a primary policy or

decision-maker, while a manager is. An administrator might make some
decisions to implement the manager's policies and decisions, but his or her
authority is limited.

Thus we may say that the administration forms to part management function. All
that is administration is also management. But all that is management is not
administration. Administration is a subset of management.

Simply we can say that: Administration is concerned about the determination of objective
and major policies. And Management puts into action the polices and plans laid down by
administration.

References:

Samson, D., Daft., & R. L, (2003). Management

Pettinger R., B. (2002). Introduction to Management

Kast. F., &, Rosenzweia E. J., Organization & Management (4th ed.).

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