| Basis for Comparison | Management | Administration |
| Meaning | An organised way of managing people and things of a business organisation is called the management. | The process of administrating an organisation by a group of people is known as the administration. |
| Authority | Middle and lower level. | Top level |
| Role | Executive | Decisive |
| Concerned with | Policy Implementation. | Policy formulation. |
| Area of operation | It works under administration. | It has full control over the activities of the organisation. |
| Applicable for | Profit making organisations, i.e., business organisations. | Government offices, military clubs, business enterprises, hospitals, religious and educational organisations. |
| Decides | Who will do the work? And How will it be done? | What should be done? And When it should be done?“ |
| Work | Putting plans and policies into actions. | Formulation of plans, framing policies and setting objectives. |
| Focus on | Managing work | Making best possible allocation of limited resources. |
| Key person | Manager | Administrator |
