Brook Adams, The ability to skillfully coordinate many often conflicting social energies into a single organism so that they can operate as a single unit.
Koontz & O'Donnell, The management of a social organization, and its effectiveness in achieving its objectives, based on the ability to lead its members.
Henry Fayol, Managing is anticipating, organizing, commanding, coordinating and controlling.
Henry Fayol, Managing is anticipating, organizing, commanding, coordinating and controlling.
From any point of view that the administration is defined, it is necessary to keep in mind:
- The nature of administration as a productive activity.
- The transformation of nature for the benefit of society.
- Obtaining the product with a natural effect of the production process.
- The product refers to the production of material goods and services.
- The important role played by the administration in the organization and direction of this production.
According to Terry (1982), management makes human efforts more productive. It contributes to society with better teams, offices, human relations. Improvement and progress are the constant goal.
"Management brings order to efforts, turns disjointed information into meaningful relationships, these relationships operate to solve problems and achieve goals."
IMPORTANCE OF ADMINISTRATION
Administration is important because the success or failure of a company depends to a large extent on it. With good administration, all the human and non-human resources existing in a company are used to the maximum.
Thanks to the administration there is an impact on the quality of life of the environment, a manager who knows how to manage can make progress, bring hope and help the members of the organization to improve their quality of life. In addition, the administration is achieved by, with and through a team, that is to say, it is achieved through the effort of a group of people and/or workers, this leads us to think then that the administration calls for the personnel in a company to work together, a very important factor for its development.
HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE THOUGHT
Over time, there have been more fields that have been interested in the importance and necessity of administration. Below is a very brief historical review of the administration.
The historical evolution of the administration dates back to 1,200 BC, west of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization and Egyptian writings. Where it is indicated that the administration was used for political affairs. Other civilizations that show evidence that they practiced Administration are those of Greece and the ancient Roman Empire and used it in government affairs, military organization, group unity and establishment of authorities.