The major differences between management and administration are
given below:
1. Management is a systematic way of managing people and things
within the organization. The administration is defined as an act
of administering the whole organization by a group of people.
2. Management is an activity of business and functional level,
whereas Administration is a high-level activity.
3. While management focuses on policy implementation, policy
formulation is performed by the administration.
4. Functions of administration include legislation and
determination. Conversely, functions of management are
executive and governing.
Basis For Management Administration
Comparison
Meaning An organized way of The process of
managing people administering
and things of a organization by a
business group of people is
organization is known as the
called the Administration.
Management.
5. Administration takes all the important decisions of the
organization while management makes decisions under the
boundaries set by the administration.
6. 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.
7. Management can be seen in the profit making organization like
business enterprises. Conversely, the Administration is found in
government and military offices, clubs, hospitals, religious
organizations and all the non-profit making enterprises.
8. Management is all about plans and actions, but the
administration is concerned with framing policies and setting
objectives.
9. Management plays an executive role in the organization. Unlike
administration, whose role is decisive in nature.
10. The manager looks after the management of the organization,
whereas administrator is responsible for the administration of
the organization.
11. Management focuses on managing people and their work. On
the other hand, administration focuses on making the best
possible utilization of the organization's resources.
