Sunday, March 1, 2009

Distinguish between management and administration. How far is this distinction justified in your opinion?

Distinguish between management and administration. How far is this distinction justified in your opinion?
The terms Administration and management are some times used interchangeably. However some experts do differentiate between them. According to them administration involves "thinking" and is concerned with things such as policy making etc. Management is about "doing", "executing" or "carrying out" actions implied by administration. As such they identify two different processes- administrative management and operative management. Peter Drucker is of opinion that management is used when process is sensitive to "economic consequences" while administration is used when economic matters are not of prime concerns such as military and government processes.

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