Administration, like other fields of knowledge, may be defined in various ways, but there is wide agreement on the following aspects of the subject

(2) These administrative practices and managerial techniques enable the various organizations of a society — its governments and business enterprises, its social clubs and labor unions —to fulfill their responsibilities and to execute their programs. | (3) These administrative techniques are as significant a part of the end result as the actual programs to be carried out. | Although most persons would admit that social ends are dependent upon administrative means, some insist that the techniques of administration are minor as compared with the human objectives involved. | p. 3