business administration

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of business administration

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Gambit received $3.3 million from the program early on and was hoping to get another $5 million of the Small Business Administration money, which is allocated by the military.

From Los Angeles Times

A former men’s rugby player and women’s rugby coach at UCLA, Layne received his master’s of business administration from the school in 1977 and went on to found Nova Storage.

From Los Angeles Times

Adams was valedictorian at Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School, got his bachelor’s in economics from Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., and then moved to California, where he earned a master’s in business administration at UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times

Small Business Administration, available to homeowners and renters in declared disaster areas even if they don’t own a business.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Mulligan is chief counsel for advocacy at the Small Business Administration.

From The Wall Street Journal