• derived from the Latin word “ad” and “ministiare”

which means to serve or to manage.

• it means the “management of affairs” or “looking

after the people”
PRIVATE ADMINISTRATION
• refers to activities of a household, club,
corporation or company (which are private
organizations)
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
• refers to the activities of the state performed by
the central, provincial or local government.
• is the detailed and systematic execution of public
law (Wilson, The Study of Administration, 1887)
• is the production of goods and services designed to
serve the needs of the citizens – consumers; (Dimock,
Dimock and Fox, PA, 1983)
• consists of all those operations having for their
purpose the fulfillment or enforcement of public
policy. (L.D White)
• Waldo defines PA as “the art and science of
management as applied to the affairs of the state.”
INTEGRAL VIEW
• PA encompasses all the activities undertaken to accomplish
the given objective. (L.D White, Dimock)

MANAGERIAL VIEW
• in this context, encompasses only the managerial activities
and not the technical, clerical and manual activities which
are non-managerial in nature. (Simon, Smithburg,
Thompson and Luther Gulick)
POSDCoRB
• Planning
• Staffing
• Directing
• Coordinating
• Reporting
• Budgeting
• PA is the operative and the most obvious part of the
government. It has a very important place not only as an
instrument of governance but also as an important mechanism
for preserving and promoting the welfare of community in the
era of welfare state. It has a great impact upon the life of the
people as well. It is a vital process charged with the
implementation of great objectives.