ADMINISTRATION
Definition
“Administration is the organization and direction of human
and material resources to achieve desired ends.”
-Pfiffner and Presthus
“Administration has to do with getting things done, with
accomplishment of defined objectives.”
-Luther Gullick
“Administration is the direction, coordination and control of
many persons to achieve some purposes or objectives.”
-LD White
“Administration is the activities of groups cooperating to
accomplish common goals.”
-Herbert A Simon
NATURE OF ADMINISTRATION
Universal
Holistic
Intangible
Dynamic
Goal oriented
Continuous
Social and Human
Creative
PHILOSOPHY OF ADMINISTRATION
Cost effectiveness
Execution and control of work plans
Delegation of Responsibility and authority
Human relations and Good Morale
Effective communication
Flexibility in certain situations.
CONCEPTSOFMANAGEMENT
Raymond Gi Leon in his famous book has written
“manage more by doing less” which explains the
following concepts of management;
Communication
System
Results
Participation
Motivation
Exception
Objectives
NURSINGMANAGEMENT PARALLELSNURSING
PROCESS
AAASS
NURSING
PROCESS
ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSIS
PLANNING
IMPLEMENTATION
EVALUATION
PLANNING
ORGANISING
STAFFING
LEADING
CONTROLLING
DATA
GATHERING
NURSING MANAGEMENT -A GENERAL SYSTEM
THEORY
DIFFERENCES IN ADMINISTRATION &
MANAGEMENT
Bases Management Administration
MainfocusGettingtheworkdone Formulation of
policies,objectives,
plans,programmes
Function Executionofdecisions Decisionmaking
Concern Implementationofpolicieslaid
downbyadministration
Determinationofmajor
policies
AuthorityOperational authorityto
implement administrative
decisions
Authoritytotakeup
strategicandpolicy
decisions
Levelin
the
organizati
on
Applicableatlowerlevelsof
management
Referstohigherlevels
ofmanagement
Decision
making
Decisionismadewhowill
executethepoliciesetc
Determinewhatisto
bedoneandwhenitis
tobedone
Is a process of involving many human resource
management responsibilities such as ;
Motivating
Managing a conflict,
Communicating and
Facilitating Collaboration and Coordination.
REPORTING & RECORDING
Reports are oral or written exchanges of information
shared between caregivers or workers in a number of
ways.
A report summarizes the services of the person,
personnel and of the agency.
Reports are written usually daily, weekly, monthly or
yearly.
B-BUDGETING:
Budget is the whole of financial administration.
Budget is mainly in the form of fiscal planning,
accounting and control.
FUNCTIONSOFADMINISTRATION
Henri Fayol (1925) first identified the functions of
Administration. They are
Planning
Organization
Command
Coordination
Control
STAFFING
Involves selecting the right person to execute each
planned task. Staffing transforms a plan into action.
It includes
Recruiting
Interviewing
Hiring
Orientation
Staff development
CONTROLLING
It includes
Performance appraisals
Fiscal accountability
Quality control
Legal and ethical issues
Professional and collegial control
Later Luther Gullick (1937) expanded the functions
in the term of POSDCORB
Planning
Organizing
Staffing
Directing
Coordinating
Reporting
Budgeting
PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATION
According to Finer, following are the principles of
administration:
1. Principle of Oneness
2. Principle of Specialism and the Whole
3. Principle of Hierarchy and Regimentation
4. Principle of Morale
5. Principle of Bureaucracy
6. Principle of Self Administration.
1. DIVISON OF WORK:
The work in organisation must be divided among
individuals and departments.
It leads to specialisation.
improvement in quality, quantity, and reduction in
cost
2. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
Authority is the right to give orders and obtain
obedience, and responsibility is the corollary of
authority.
3. DISCIPLINE
Employees must obey and respect the rules that govern the
organization.
Good discipline is the result of effective leadership,
regulation.
4. UNITY OF COMMAND
Every employee should
receive orders from only
one superior or behalf of
the superior.
Every employee should
follow orders from superior
as per the instructions.
5. UNITY OF DIRECTION
directed by one
manager using one
plan for achievement of
one common goal.
Particular activity
must be directed with
single plan
6. SUBORDINATION OF INTEREST
Every employee or a
group
should work in the
interest
of the organisation.
They should not
work for
their own self interest.
7. REMUNERATION
All Workers must be
paid a
fair wage for their
services.
Value of the
employee.
8. CENTRALISATION
degree to which
subordinates are
involved
in decision making.
There should be a
central
power to guide and
take
decisions.
9. SCALAR CHAIN
Communications
should
follow this chain.
Chain can be broken
as per
the situation or demand
in
interest of the
organisation.
10. ORDER
This principle is
concerned
with systematic
arrangement of men,
machine, material etc.
There should be a
specific
place for every
employee
in an organization.
11. EQUITY
Managers should be kind and fair to their
subordinates.
There must not be partiality in transfers,
promotions etc.
12. STABILITY OF TENURE
Employee should not be temporary for long
period of time.
Employee should be made permanent so that
they do not leave the organisation
13. INITIATIVE
Superior must sacrifice his own vanity to encourage
and inspire those under him to show initiative.
Employees who are allowed to originate and carry out
plans will exert high levels of effort.
14. ESPRIT DE CORPS
Promoting team spirit will build harmony and unity
within the organization.
Loyalty, dedication and commitment.
MATERIALMANAGEMENT
It is an important and integral component of
resource mangement covering both human and
materials management.
It is concerned with 5M’s
Men
Money
Material
Machines
Moral
Board of director
Managing director TOP LEVEL
General manager
Dept manager
Deputy manager MIDDLE LEVEL
Asst manager
Forman
Supervisor firstline LOWER LEVEL
Workers
MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
TECHNIQUES
Detection
Evaluation
Improving
performance
Optimising
performance
Specification of a
desired value of
situation or action
Control
Communication
Demonstration
Detection
To find out what is happening or discover something,
eg. What is wrong.
Techniques: Input-output analysis, attitude survey,
production study, activity sampling, critical
examination and break even analysis.
Evaluation
Tomeasureorestimatethevalueofanitem
Techniques:jobevaluation,workmeasurement,work
estimation,performance,appraisal,costbenefit
analysisandnetworkanalysis
Improving performance
Techniques: management by objective, method study,
value analysis, management by exception
Optimizing performance
Techniques: linear programming ergonomics,
operational research
Specification of a desired value of situation or
action
Techniques: layout planning for offices and plants
etc
Control
Techniques: cost control, credit control, labour
control, inventory control, production control and
budget control