Explain the difference between management and administration.

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Comprehensive Distinction Between Management and Administration: Basis of ComparisonAdministrationManagement Core NaturePolicy-Formulating and Determinative (Decides what is to be done & when).Executive and Operational (Decides how it is to be done & who does it). Hierarchical LevelTop Level (Board of Directors, Government Executives).Middle and Operational Level (Managers, Supervisors). Scope of AuthorityEstablishes corporate goals, broad policies, budgets, and statutory frameworks.Implements established plans utilizing allocated human and material resources. Key Influencing FactorsConstitutional mandates, public interest, statutory laws, and socio-political values.Internal organizational efficiency, cost optimization, and productivity. Primary ContextGovernment departments, military, judiciary, and public institutions.Commercial corporations, enterprises, and market-driven firms. Contemporary Synthesis: Under New Public Governance (NPG), the boundary has blurred, integrating administrative public values with private-sector managerial agility.

तुलना का आधार	प्रशासन (Administration)	प्रबंध (Management)
कार्य की प्रकृति	नीति-निर्धारक एवं दिशा-निर्देशक (क्या करना है और कब करना है)।	क्रियान्वयन एवं निष्पादक (कैसे करना है और किसके द्वारा करना है)।
संगठनात्मक स्तर	शीर्ष स्तर (Top Level Management / शासन)।	मध्यम एवं परिचालन स्तर (Middle & Lower Level)।
अधिकार क्षेत्र	संगठन के लक्ष्यों, नीतियों, बजट व नियमों का निर्धारण।	निर्धारित नीतियों के दायरे में रहकर लक्ष्यों की प्राप्ति करना।
प्रभावित करने वाले कारक	सार्वजनिक राय, कानून, सामाजिक मूल्य व सरकारी नीतियाँ।	आंतरिक संगठनात्मक संसाधन, दक्षता व उत्पादकता।
प्रयोज्यता	सरकारी विभागों, सार्वजनिक उपक्रमों, सेना व विश्वविद्यालयों में।	व्यावसायिक कंपनियों, कॉरपोरेट्स व लाभ-कमाने वाले उद्यमों में।

Basis of Comparison	Administration	Management
Core Nature	Policy-Formulating and Determinative (Decides what is to be done & when).	Executive and Operational (Decides how it is to be done & who does it).
Hierarchical Level	Top Level (Board of Directors, Government Executives).	Middle and Operational Level (Managers, Supervisors).
Scope of Authority	Establishes corporate goals, broad policies, budgets, and statutory frameworks.	Implements established plans utilizing allocated human and material resources.
Key Influencing Factors	Constitutional mandates, public interest, statutory laws, and socio-political values.	Internal organizational efficiency, cost optimization, and productivity.
Primary Context	Government departments, military, judiciary, and public institutions.	Commercial corporations, enterprises, and market-driven firms.

Explain the difference between management and administration.

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