MODULE 12 (Fifteenth Week)

CFLM 2
Prepared by: Ma’am Criseljosa W. Lacapag, RC

Objectives:
At the end of this topic the students may be able to:
1. Define correctly what administration is.
2. Enumerate and discuss perfectly the basic functions of administration.
3. Know the principles of administration.

TOPIC: CHAPTER V
UNDERSTANDING ADMINISTRATION

CONTENT:
Administration
Refers to actions which are concerned with coordinating and managing an organization or organization’s work.
There is also administration of government, charities, and many other forms of organizations. And it is defining
also as the performance of tasks needed to operate an agency for general purposes. It can have a function of
course, or of policy.

The Basic functions of Administration

a. Planning
b. Organizing
c. Directing
d. Controlling
Principles of Administration
1. Planning
2. Organizing
3. Unity of Command
4. Hierarchical transmission of orders
5. Separation of powers, authority, subordination, responsibility and control
6. Centralization
7. Discipline and Order
8. Meetings and reports
9. Accounting
Difference between Administration and Management

ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT
Is an act of administering the whole organization Is a systematic way of managing people and
by a group of people. things within the organization.
Administration is a high-level activity Is an activity of business and functional level.
Policy Formulation is performed by the Focuses on policy implementation.
administration
Functions include legislation and determination Functions of management are executive and
governing
Administration takes all the important decisions of Management makes decisions under the
the organization. boundaries set by the administration
Administration is concerned with framing policies Management is all about plans and actions.
and setting objectives.
Administrator is responsible for the administration The manager looks after the management of the
of the organization organization
Administration focuses on making the best Management focuses on managing people and
possible utilization of the organization’s their work.
resources.

Administrator
A person who makes sure an organization is running at full capacity. Their particular roles depend on
the form of company, organization, or agency they operate in.

An Administrator as an Organizer
Administrators formulate short-and long-term strategies that set priorities and objective. To put it
another way, they strive to get the organization where it needs to go. To ensure that these plans work,
the planner must above all understand how, where, and who of the program as a whole. The functions of
the administrators are essential to the organization they operate. Their roles usually involve a wide
variety of duties including filing and administration.