Administration

Administration

 The process of defining and attaining the objectives of the organization

through a system of coordination and cooperative efforts (Herman Stein)
 An important area in any oganized human activity
 considered as a process, a method and a set of relationship between and
among people working toward common objectives.
 This is necessary to orhestrate the countless activities of the organization
 A continuous process that leads to organizational growth and development
Activities in Administration

 Determination of goals and objectives

 Policy Formulation
 Organization maintenance
 Formulation of Plans
 Securing resources
 Seection of technologies necessary for operations
 Design programs and services
 Evaluation of results for the improvement of services and
 Accounting for resource utilization
Characteristics of Administration

 A human enterprise that involves the activity of people in the organization

 A continuous and dynamic process for a common purpose or goal that is
pursued through an uninterrupted, continuing interactive activity between
and among people in vertical and horizontal positions in th organization
 The resources of people and materials are harnessed and coordinated to
achieve organizational goals
 Leadership is implict in administration
Elements of Administration

 Organization
 setting up of a framework or structure of the different
units of the system to carry out or perform distinct
tasks for the attainment of the goals of administration
 Management
 Activity that allocates and utilizes resources to achieve the goals of the
organization. It involves the tasks of establishing and maintaining an organizational
climate or internal environment in which people working together in groups can
perform effectively and efficiently towards the attainment of group goals.
 A function of a social welfare and development agency supervisor
Administration in HSO

 Social Administration
 focuses on the policies, planning and administration of goods and services in
relation to the political, social and economic institutions and to the determinants
of the distribution of national resources to social welfare needs (archie Hanlan)
 Social Welfare Administration/ Social agency administration
 the administrative processes in social welfare agency, the formulation of its
policies and plans and their implementation into programs and services for specific
client groups
 the objective is the enhancement of social functioning (Werner Boehm)