business administration

noun

1. a program of studies at the university level offering courses on general business theory, management, and practices.

Word History and Origins

Origin of business administration¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Ovbiagele studied business administration at the University of Lagos and earned an MBA from Imperial College London.

From Ozy

In 2006, he got his bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a major in human resources management.

From ProPublica

He forwarded the letter to his business administration professors and requested that he get the grade he deserved.

From Voice of San Diego

The lead professor for his business administration course was SDSU’s finance department chair, Kamal Haddad, but Molina noted that most of his correspondence was with Renee Merrill, a lecturer and assistant.

From Voice of San Diego

Hayungs said in a podcast interview that he spent 18 months in a medium-security prison, finishing his bachelor’s in business administration while behind bars.

From ProPublica

Today, the Export-Import Bank is closed, and so is the Small Business Administration.

From The Daily Beast

Last fiscal year, the Small Business Administration made made 45,464 loans, valued at $17.24 billion.

From The Daily Beast

He studied business administration, but he also took his early steps into modeling.

From The Daily Beast

What we need first, last, and all the time is a good, sound business administration!

From The Daily Beast

Eliminate the Education Department and the State Department, but keep the Small Business Administration and the Marines.

From The Daily Beast

Reform tickets make periodic sallies against it, crying economy, efficiency, and a business administration.

From Project Gutenberg

The town, they said, needed a business administration; and forthwith they selected Bat Masterson as marshal.

From Project Gutenberg

The business administration of the church must be made to correspond.

From Project Gutenberg

His administration was essentially a business administration, with little talk but much of doing.

From Project Gutenberg

The college itself is a monument to this successful business administration.

From Project Gutenberg