Difference between Management and Administration

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In this article, we’ll learn about Difference between Management and Administration.

Management is an act of managing people. Their work is to achieve a common goal by using the resources. For better workflow needs a suitable environment.  It creates that’s an opportunity. As a result, subordinates and their manager do the work together to reach the objective. Management is a group of people. They use their talent and skills to complete organizational tasks. So, we can say that it consists of the following features. Such as:-

1. Functional initiative
2. Activity
3. Documental discipline,
4. Systematic process,
5. And much more.

5M’s Model of management

Management performs organizing, planning, coordination, motivating, controlling, decision making, and leading. It contains the 5M features of the organization. It is also called the 5M’s Model of management. There are mentioned the 5M’s full form. Such as:-

1^st M = Men (Peoples)

2^nd M = Machines (Tools or equipments)

3^th M = Medium or Measurementals (Inspection & environment)

4^th M = Mission (Purpose)

5^th M = Management (Leadership)

According to Theo Haimann, Administration means overall determination of policies, setting of major objectives, the identification of general purposes and laying down of broad programmers and projects. It refers to the activities of higher level. It lays down basic principles of the enterprise. According to Newman, “Administration means guidance, leadership & control of the efforts of the groups towards some common goals.”

Administration vs Management

Basis of Distinction	Administration	Management
Policy and objectives	Determination of objectives & policies	Implementation of Policies
Main Functions	Legislative & determination function	Executive Function
Planning, Organising staffing	Directing, Motivating, Coordinating Controlling Provides a sketch    of the enterprise	Provides the entire body
Influence	Influenced mainly by public opinion & other outside force	Influenced mainly by administrative function
Levels of Management	The mainly top-level function involves thinking & planning	The mainly middle-level function involves doing and acting
Level of Executives	Owners/ Board of Directors	MD, GM & Managers
Position	Acts as a principal	Acts as an agency
Knowledge	Requires more admin ability than technical ability	Requires more technical ability than admin ability