Administration deals with setting policies and objectives at the highest levels of an organization, while management involves implementing those policies through coordination and direction of organizational components. There is no clear distinction in practice, as managers take on both administrative and management functions. Public administration differs from private administration in that it operates within a political framework, aims to serve social good over profit, is subject to legal constraints and accountability, handles large-scale operations, and provides essential public services.

1. A Comparison
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2. Definition
 “Administration means the overall determination of
policies,setting of major objectives, the identification
of general purposesand laying down of broad
programmes and projects.” – Theo Haimann
 “…[It is] guidance, leadership and control of the efforts
of the groups towards some common goals.” – William
H. Newman
 The activities that relate to running an organization

3. Administration vs Management
 Administration deals with the activities of higher
level/top level: setting up of objectivesand crucial
policiesof the organization
 Management involves conceiving, initiating and
bringing together the various elements: coordinating,
actuating, integrating the diverseorganizational
components while sustaining the viabilityof the
organization towards some pre-determined goals
 In short, it is the act or function of putting into practice
the policies and plans decided upon by the
administration

4. Administration vs Management
 The difference can be summarized under two
categories:
Functions and Usage/Applicability

7.  Practically, there is no difference between
management and administration. Every manager is
concerned with both—administrativeand
management function and operativefunction.
However,
the managerswho are higher in the hierarchy
denote more timeon administrativefunction and
the lower level denote more timeon directing and
controlling worker’sperformance.

8. Public vs Private Administration
 Public Administration has special characteristics
which are derived from the nature of publicsettings in
which it operates. The distinguishing characteristics
are in terms of:
 Political Direction
 Absence of Profit Motive
 Legal Framework
 Consistency of Treatment
 Public Accountability
 Large-scale Administration
 Essentiality of Some Public Services

9. Political Direction
 Public Administrationis political. It takes place in
a political context and work under political direction
and scrutiny—putting into effect the policies made by
the elected members of the legislature & political
executive.
 Business/PrivateAdministrationis non political.
It is not subject to political direction except in times of
emergency. It functions largely under the influence of
market economic conditions.

10. Absence of Profit Motive
 The primary purposeof government organization is to
provide services to the peopleto promote social good.
 The ends of public administration is communal.
 The major aim of private business organization is to
make profit for their owners. Services to the publicis
only an incidental benefit of business activity.
 The ends of private business is personal.

11. Legal Framework
 The activities of Public Administration are fixed by a set of
constitutional practices, law, rules & regulations.
 Gov’t officials must not act outside the law and their actions
must be supported by reasonably clear statutory authority.
 Legal constraints are essential to prevent officials from
abusing their powers.
 Activities of business administration are subject to less
legal constraints.
 Business executives can usually do anything which is not
forbidden by law, giving them the freedom to select and carry
on only profitable activities.

12. Consistency of Treatment
 A government official is required by law to maintain a
high degree of consistency in his dealing with the
public
 He has to observe the principle of equality of treatment
in serving the people; discrimination is prohibited
 Private businesses are not legallyobliged to treat the
small and big customers alike.

13. Public Accountability
 Public accountability is the hallmark of Public
Administration in democracy.
 A public servant’s activities must be guided by public
needs and public opinion.
 In a democracy, Public Administration is held
accountable for its activities through legislative
oversight and judicial review.
 Public accountability is not a valueeffecting business
administration.
 Business administration is not accountable to the public
for what they do and what they fail to do

14. Large-scale Administration
 Public administration is larger than any big business in
terms of size, complexityand diversityof activities.
 The activities and policies of governments affect the
entire socioeconomic structure of society.

15. Essentiality of Some Public Services
 Certain publicservices are vital to the existence of the
community itself.
 Examples: national security, law and order, health care,
transport, and communications.
 Service provided by the businessorganization such as
supplyof costly clothes, shoes and other luxury items
are not essentials for the existence of society.

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