This document discusses the definitions and concepts of administration and management. Administration is defined as the organization and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends, and involves planning and organizing. Management is defined as getting things done through other people and involves motivating and controlling. Some key differences between administration and management are that administration makes policies while management implements them, and administration involves owners while management involves managers. The document also outlines the nature, principles, and elements of administration, including that it is goal-oriented, involves division of work and unity of command, and its elements are planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting and budgeting.

1. ADMINISTRATION
By- ASHOK BISHNOI
Lecturer
JINR

2. MEANING:-
• The word “ Administer derived from
the Latin word – “ad + ministraire”
means care for’ or look after people
to manage affairs.

3. DEFINITION:-
“Administration is the organization & direction of human
& material resources to achieve desired ends.”
-Pfiffner & Presthus.
Or
“Administration is the direction, coordination an control
of many persons to achieve some purposes or
objectives.”
- L.D. White

4. MANAGEMENT:-
DEFINITION:-
“It is the process in which directs and guieds the
operation of an 0rganization on the
establishing aims”
-Ordway tead
or
“Management is getting things done through
other people”
–James L Hayes

5. • Difference between the Administration
& management

6. Sr.
No.
ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT
1. Make the policies of an organization Implement the policies of an organization
2. It is a determinative function It is an executive function
3. It is a top-level activity. It is a middle level activity
4. It consists of owners who invest capital
in and receive profits from an
enterprise
It is a group of managerial personnel who use
their specialized knowledge to fulfil the
objectives of an enterprise
5. Its decisions are influenced by public
opinion, government policies, social,
and religious factors.
Its decisions are influenced by the values,
opinions, and beliefs of the managers.
6. Planning and organizing functions are
involved in it.
Motivating and controlling functions are
involved in it.
7 It needs administrative rather than
technical abilities.
It requires technical activities

7. NATURE OF ADMINISTRATION:-
• It is universal.
• It is holistic.
• It is continuous & on going process.
• It is goal oriented.
• It is social & human nature.
• It is dynamic.
• It is creative or innovative.

8. PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATION
1. Division of work.
2. Authority, responsibility & accountability.
3. Discipline.
4. Unity of command.
5. Unity of direction.
6. Subordination of individual interest to
organizational interest.
7. Remuneration of personnel.

9. 8. Centralization.
9. Scalar chain of command.
10. Order.
11. Equity.
12. Stability of tenure of personnel.
13. Initiative.
14. Esprit de corps.

10. ELEMENTS OF ADMINISTRATION:-
“POSDCORB”
1. Planning.
2. Organizing.
3. Staffing.
4. Directing.
5. Co-ordinating.
6. Reporting.
7. Budgeting.