Rozin V.M., Golubkova L.G. The science and nature of administration

Abstract: This work analyzes the challenges which encourage the viewing of administration from a philosophical and methodological standpoint (such challenges include the loss of controllability in the country, excessive adoption of Western methods of administration. The necessity of abandoning social engineering administration schemes, and the lack of an accurate notion by the administrators of their mission and their place in the societal division of labour). The authors point out three ideas which they used during their study of administration: first, they began viewing administration within the scope of a broader whole – on one hand, in the context of globalization, and on the other hand, within the scope of processes and transformations which occur in our country. They tried to implement the principles of culturology and humanitarian (historical) knowledge in the study of administration, analyzing it from the viewpoint of goals of preservation and development of Russian culture. This work outlines a new theoretical understanding of administration, which is viewed as a part of social organism which exists in a different social environment. The analysis of administration implies the emergence of four key factors: 1) methodology and technology of management, 2) communities of administrators interacting with other professional communities in various ways, 3) interaction of business organizations (enterprises, companies, institutions and social structures 4) external social environment. The authors introduce the definition of administration as a mechanism of development, administration within administration, various forms of practice in administration, values and pragmatic approach to administration.

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