DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION


BASIS OF DIFFERENCE ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT
Nature of Work It is concerned with the determination of objectives and major policies of an organization It puts the policies and plans into action laid down by administration.
Type of function It is a thinking or determinative function. It is a ‘doing’ or executive function.
Scope It takes major decisions about the enterprise as a whole. It takes decisions within the framework set by the administration.
Level of Authority It is Top-level activity. It is a Middle-level activity.
Nature of Status It generally consists of the owners of the enterprise who invest capital and receive profits and rewards from their services. It refers to a group of managerial personnel with specialized knowledge who may be the employees.
Nature of organization or usage, organization Generally, it is more popular in government, military, educational and religious organizations. It is used mainly in business enterprises, which have economic motives.
Decision-making Its decisions are generally influenced by public opinion, it is a thinking or determinative function. It is a ‘doing’ or executive function.
Direction of Human Efforts It is not actively concerned with the direction of human efforts in the execution of the plan or policy. It is mainly concerned with the direction of human efforts in the execution of the plan and policy
Main Features Planning and Organizing functions are involved in it. Motivating and Controlling functions are involved in it.
Administrative v/s Technical Ability It needs administrative rather than technical ability. It needs technical ability more than administrative ability.
Co-ordination and Control It co-ordinates finance, production and distribution. It frames the organization structure and exercise control over the enterprise. It uses organization for the achievement of the targets fixed by administration.