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. Eight categories of characteristics
objectives success criteria resource use decision making structure roles attitudes Objectives 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 Success Criteria Management Success seeking Performance mostly measurable Administration Mistake avoiding Performance difficult to measure Ressource Use Management Primary task Administration Secondary task Decision Making Management Many decisions Decisions affect few Decisions must be made quickly Administration Few decisions Decisions affect many Decisions take time to be made Structure Management Short hierarchies Maximum delegation Administration Roles defined in terms of areas of responsibi- lity Longer hierarchies Limited delegation Roles Management Protagonist Administration Arbitrator 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
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
Skills Management Numeracy statistics figures Administration Literacy reports notes Conclusion Management is about directing, improving, innovating in order to reach the organizations 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. 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