What is the difference between administration and management?

Answer by  jill46 (100)

In most companies Management deals directly with workers. At a retail store, the manager will be in the store "managing" the employees. Administration is the next higher tier. Administration is the boss of the managers. Most of the time the administration doesn't do any of the hands on work like the manager and employees do. They just oversee things.

Answer by  dooney (222)

Deciding what widget to buy and budgeting the finances is management. Doing all the necessary paper work and making sure the right widget appears on time is administration.