We explain what administration is, its importance, objectives and public administration. Also, business administration.
What is administration?
The administration It is a social science, whose interest focuses on human organizations as well as the techniques and procedures available for planning, organizing, directing and controlling its resources, in order to obtain the greatest possible benefit from them.
There are many possible definitions of administration, depending on the perspectives used to study it. In general terms, it is understood as the organizational analysis of social groups, with a determined focus towards a specific objective, with efficiency and performance requirements (productivity).
In this way, the administration pursues four specific objectives:
- Planning. Understood as the conceptual structuring of the elements of the organization, taking into account the mission to be fulfilled and a vision of the future of the company or organization.
- Organization. It is about the coordination and synchronization of the parts of the company, to establish its tasks and sequences of carrying them out.
- Address. The tasks necessary for the management and leadership of the organization, considering tactical, operational or strategic aspects.
- Control. Understood as the possibility of diagnosing the functioning of the organization and feeding back to the system with that information, to solve its needs and its operation.
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Administration history
The term administration comes from latin ministerwhich can be translated as “towards subordination” or “towards control.” Therefore, the administration has been present since there has been the need to coordinate the activities of the communities human, that is, from the very beginning of life in society.
However, this discipline It began to be studied formally after the Industrial Revolution (starting in the 18th century), when large companies and specialized knowledge about their management emerged, which required professionals in the administration of resources.
The first academic postulates on the Theory of Administration are only from the 19th century: the first administration class was taught in a tertiary institute by Joseph Wharton in 1881.
Since the ancient times of Ancient China (expressed in the “Rules” of Confucius) or Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, there were concerns regarding the ideal way to distribute resources and coordinate work efforts, in order to achieve the purpose. as efficiently as possible.
Importance of administration
Improvement is a premise of administration, in the sense that a more effective method than the one implemented is always sought. Therefore, this discipline plays a fundamental role in meeting objectives whether these are the construction of a building, the generation of wealth or simply the organization of society.
Public administration
public administration It is the branch of the administration that is responsible for managing the resources of the State and all those legal entities that constitute the state patrimony. Thus, it serves as contact between citizens, political power and the state bureaucracy, being regulated by the legislative or executive bodies of public power.
The public administration includes all workers in state companies, regardless of their position or position, as well as teaching members of the public education body, the police, the armed forces, public health, the postal service and national parks, among others.
Business administration
Business administrators are professionals theoretically trained in the tasks of running businesses or other similar organizations. This involves understanding the needs for the provision of your financial, human and capital resources as well as management models (the so-called business architecture) and leadership.
This is one of the most in-demand undergraduate careers today, given that the business world represents an important segment of work in society and is one of the most common sources of wealth in the contemporary world.
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References
- “Administration” on Wikipedia.
- “Concept of administration, importance, characteristics” in Administration: basic concepts.
- “What is administration?” in IAM.
