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Thelineofdemarcationbetweenadministrationandmanagementisverythinand
blur.Theymayseemalike,buttheyareverydifferentfromeachother.
Administrationmeansaprocessofeffectivelyadministeringtheentire
organization.Managementisanactofgettingworkdonethroughothers.We
oftengetconfusedbetweenthemeasily.However,theprimarydistinguishingpoint
betweenthetwoisthatmanagementisanswerabletotheadministration.Inthis
article,youwillfindallthesubstantialdifferencesbetweenmanagementand
administration.
Content: Management Vs Administration
1.ComparisonChart
2.Definition
3.KeyDifferences
4.Conclusion
Comparison Chart
BASISFOR
MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION
COMPARISON
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Denition of Management
Managementisdefinedasanactofmanagingpeopleandtheirwork,forachieving
acommongoalbyusingtheorganizationsresources.Itcreatesanenvironment
underwhichthemanagerandhissubordinatescanworktogetherforthe
attainmentofgroupobjective.Itisagroupofpeoplewhousetheirskillsandtalent
inrunningthecompletesystemoftheorganization.Itisanactivity,afunction,a
process,adisciplineandmuchmore.
Planning,organizing,leading,motivating,controlling,coordinationanddecision
makingarethemajoractivitiesperformedbythemanagement.Management
bringstogether5Msoftheorganization,i.e.Men,Material,Machines,Methods,
andMoney.Itisaresultorientedactivity,whichfocusesonachievingthedesired
output.
Denition of Administration
Theadministrationisasystematicprocessofadministeringthemanagementofa
businessorganization,aneducationalinstitutionlikeschoolorcollege,government
officeoranynonprofitorganization.Themainfunctionofadministrationisthe
formationofplans,policies,andprocedures,settingupofgoalsandobjectives,
enforcingrulesandregulations,etc.
Administrationlaysdownthefundamentalframeworkofanorganization,within
whichthemanagementoftheorganizationfunctions.
Thenatureofadministrationisbureaucratic.Itisabroadertermasitinvolves
forecasting,planning,organizinganddecisionmakingfunctionsatthehighest
leveloftheenterprise.Administrationrepresentsthetoplayerofthemanagement
hierarchyoftheorganization.Thesetoplevelauthoritiesaretheeitherownersor
businesspartnerswhoinvesttheircapitalinstartingthebusiness.Theygettheir
returnsintheformofprofitsorasadividend.
1.Managementisasystematicwayofmanagingpeopleandthingswithin
theorganization.Theadministrationisdefinedasanactof
administeringthewholeorganizationbyagroupofpeople.
2.Managementisanactivityofbusinessandfunctionallevel,whereas
Administrationisahighlevelactivity.
3.Managementplaysanexecutiveroleintheorganization.Unlike
administration,whoseroleisdecisiveinnature.
4.Administrationtakesalltheimportantdecisionsoftheorganization
whilemanagementmakesdecisionsundertheboundariessetby
theadministration.
5.Agroupofpersons,whoareemployeesoftheorganizationis
collectivelyknownasmanagement.Ontheotherhand,administration
representstheownersoftheorganization.
6.Managementcanbeseenintheprofitmakingorganizationlike
businessenterprises.Conversely,theAdministrationisfoundin
governmentandmilitaryoffices,clubs,hospitals,religious
organizationsandallthenonprofitmakingenterprises.
7.Managementisallaboutplansandactions,buttheadministrationis
concernedwithframingpoliciesandsettingobjectives.
8.Themanagerlooksafterthemanagementoftheorganization,whereas
administratorisresponsiblefortheadministrationoftheorganization.
9.Managementfocusesonmanagingpeopleandtheirwork.Ontheother
hand,administrationfocusesonmakingthebestpossibleutilizationof
theorganizationsresources.
Conclusion
Theoretically,itcanbesaidthatbotharedifferentterms,butpractically,youwill
findthatthetermsaremoreorlesssame.Youwouldhavenoticedthatamanager
performsbothadministrativeandfunctionalactivities.Althoughthemanagerswho
areworkingonthetopmostlevelaresaidtobethepartofadministrationwhereas
themanagersworkingonthemiddleorlowerlevelrepresentsmanagement.So,we
cansaythatadministrationisabovemanagement.