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The Distinction Between Administration and Management

Discover the differences in definitions between administration and management, their characteristics, objectives, and decision-making processes. Learn how each contributes to the success of an organization. Management involves directing and improving, while administration focuses on analysis and problem-solving. Both are essential for organizational success. 8 Relevant

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The Distinction Between Administration and Management

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  1. The Differences Between Administraton and Management

  2. Definitions • Management: the act or skill of directing and organizing the work of a company or organization; the people who are in charge of a company or organization; the act or skill of dealing with a situation that needs to be controlled in some way. • Administration: all activities that are involved in managing and organizing the affairs of a company or institution; the government of a country at a particular time.

  3. Eight categories of characteristics • objectives • success criteria • resource use • decision making • structure • roles • attitudes

  4. Management Stated as broad strategic aims Supported by more detailed short-term goals and targets reviewed frequently Administration Stated in general terms and reviewed or changed infrequently Objectives

  5. Management Success seeking Performance mostly measurable Administration Mistake avoiding Performance difficult to measure Success Criteria

  6. Management Primary task Administration Secondary task Ressource Use

  7. Management Many decisions Decisions affect few Decisions must be made quickly Administration Few decisions Decisions affect many Decisions take time to be made Decision Making

  8. Management Short hierarchies Maximum delegation Administration Roles defined in terms of areas of responsibi- lity Longer hierarchies Limited delegation Structure

  9. Management Protagonist Administration Arbitrator Roles

  10. Attitudes Management • Active: seeking to influence ther environment, best people used to find and exploit opportunities • Time sensitive • Risk accepting but minimizing it • Emphasis on results • Doing the right things • Local experiments; need for conformity to be proved • Independence

  11. Administration • Passive: workload determined outside the system, best people used to solve problems • Time insensitive • Risk avoiding • Emphasis on procedure • Doing things right • Conformity • Uniformity

  12. Management Numeracy statistics figures Administration Literacy reports notes Skills

  13. Conclusion • Management is about directing, improving, innovating in order to reach the organization’s goal of profit-maximizing • Administration is about analyzing reports, correcting mistakes and solving problems in order to reach the same goal • A company, an organization or an institution needs both. “It must not only keep things going; it must also m13ake things go: a distinction which represents a succint, yet valid, definition of the difference between administration and management”.

  14. Bibliography • Longman Web Dictionary • Rees, D. Skills of Management ,Thomson Learning. London: 2001 • Mintzberg, H. The Strategy Process, Prentice Hall. New Jersey:1992 • Marshall, P. Dynamics of Diplomacy, Diplomatic Academy of London. London: 1990

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