BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Administration
- the management of the affairs of a business, especially the planning and control of its operations
Wiktionary Definition for: Administration
- The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management.
- The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
- The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.
Additional Resources
- Drug Makers Gave Lobbyists an Xmas Gift -- Millions More to Lobby Obama Administration
- A New Year will bring a new president, a new FDA chief, many new drug regulations, and, possibly, health insurance reform. Mindful of the ton of major drug brands that will go off-patent in 2009, drug companies have not rested in their lobbying efforts over generics and patent issues. They...
- Blog posts 2008-12-31
- Workers Compensation Managed System Claims Administration
- Fiserv Insurance Solutions' Workers Compensation Management System WCMS is a complete Workers Compensation administration application that integrates WCMS Policy Administration and WCMS Claims Administration. WCMS Claims Administration effectively meets the demands of the changing insurance and regulatory environment. Due to its unique design, WCMS Claims Administration can be implemented individually...
- White papers 2004-07-01
- New Administration Blocks Final Guidances of Outgoing Administration.(George W. Bush blocks regulations put forth in final days of Clinton administration)(Brief Article)
- THE BUSH administration has withdrawn the final version of a guidance document approved by the Environmental Protection Agency EPA in the final day of the Clinton administration intended to clarify what constitutes a "federally permitted rel THE BUSH administration has withdrawn the final version...
- Research articles 2001-02-05
- The Bush administration.(Brief Article)
- The Bush administration is revising a controversial rule to reduce the arsenic levels in drinking water. Earlier, the administration delayed the rule that the EPA drafted late in the Clinton administration. EPA Administrator Christie Whitman said the The Bush administration is revising a controversial rule to...
- Research articles 2001-06-01
- Threshers owner fights entering administration
- First Quench, the troubled owner of the Threshers off-licence chain, is at risk of entering into administration. First Quench, which also owns the Wine Rack brand, was on Tuesday night scrambling to stave off this prospect, which would put thousands of jobs at risk, although people familiar with the situation...
- News items 2009-10-29
- Is the Obama Administration Giving Up On a Public-Sector Insurance Plan?
- I doubt it. Progressives are in the middle of a long negotiation with conservatives that will end in conference committee late this fall, where politicians will merge the Senate and House versions of the bills, hammering out the differences. We know that the House bill contains a strong public sector...
- News items 2009-08-18
- Administration, Hundt at odds over foreign ownership. (Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt, Clinton Administration differ over broadcasting ownership policy) (Brief Article)
- The Clinton administration and FCC Chairman Reed Hundt are at odds when it comes to foreign ownership restrictions on broadcast properties. The administration announced last week that it opposes relaxation of foreign ownership rules for the bro The Clinton administration...
- Research articles 1995-03-06
- Bush administration.(Airport Improvement Program grants from Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief article)
- BUSH ADMINISTRATION--in what is seen by industry groups as a precursor to new user fees, is recommending various cuts for the FY2007 funding for the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program AIP from the $3.7 billion level set u BUSH ADMINISTRATION--in what is seen by industry...
- Research articles 2006-03-01
- AoA and FDA: reaching Hispanics.(Federal Register, Administration on Aging, Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
- The Administration on Aging and the Food and Drug Administration have issued a Memorandum of Understanding, detailing their efforts to teach Hispanic ... The Administration on Aging and the Food and Drug Administration have issued a Memorandum of Understanding, detailing their efforts to ...
- Research articles 2004-03-19
- CHINA OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
- AsiaInfo Services 04-22-2003 China Officially Launches Food & Drug Administration BEIJING, Apr 22, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China's State Drug Administration has officially become the State Food & Drug Administration FDA AsiaInfo Services 04-22-2003 ...
- Research articles 2003-04-22
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans a solicitation for training support services in the broad areas of office support, office administration, training logistics, customer relations, instructional design, an
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans a solicitation for training support services in the broad areas of office support, office administration, training logistics, customer relations, ... The Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans a solicitation for training support...
- Research articles 2006-02-24
- Prentice Hall PTR Publishes the Premiere Guide to Linux Administration; Authors of 'UNIX System Administration Handbook' Write the 'LINUX Administration Handbook'
- Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 1, 2002 Prentice Hall PTR today announced the publication of Linux Administration Handbook, written by world-renowned UNIX experts Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder and Trent R. Hein. The LINUX Administration Handbook provides the breadth and depth of material necessary to...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
- Bush Administration 'Midnight Regulations' Impacting Food
- The Bush Administration was busy these past few months, passing new regulations to ensure that pieces of its agenda carry over even after today's inauguration. This is nothing new, nor is it uniquely Republican: Carter passed 10,000 pages of regulations in his last month in office, and...
- Blog posts 2009-01-20
- Greenhouse debate; Bush administration defends work to critics.(News)(George W. Bush)
- Byline: Bruce Geiselman The Bush administration is committed to addressing global climate change issues, but the scientific community needs to learn more about its causes, administration officials told attendees of a three-day climate change Byline: Bruce Geiselman...
- Research articles 2002-12-09
- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA).
- * The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration RSPA has announced a proposal to raise the annual hazardous-materials transportation registration fee from $300 to $2,000. The administration also plans to incre * The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration...
- Research articles 1999-05-31
- Sears outsources pension administration. (Sears, Roebuck and Co.)
- HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. Sears Roebuck & Co. will out-source the administration of its $1.8 billion defined benefit plan and the investment management and administration of its $4.6 billion 401k plan. Sears selected Wellspring Resources L.L.C., an HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. Sears Roebuck & Co. will out-source the...
- Research articles 1997-08-04
- Clinton opposes repeal of cable rate regs. (Clinton administration opposes repeal of cable television rate regulations) (Brief Article)
- The Clinton administration and congressional Republicans appear to be on a collision course over cable rate regulation. Assistant Commerce Secretary Larry Irving last week told a Senate panel that the administration opposes wholesale repeal The Clinton...
- Research articles 1995-03-06
- White House calls for digital TV standard; administration official tells FCC that standard would 'ignite investment in digital television technology.' (Lionel Johns)(Brief Article)
- Administration official tells FCC that standard would 'ignite investment in digital television technology' The Clinton administration wants the FCC to set a standard for digital television. "A single transmission standard would ignite inv Administration official tells FCC that standard...
- Research articles 1996-07-22
- Labor Department Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee on Administration's Pension Reform Proposal
- WASHINGTON, March 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ann L. Combs, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration today testified before the Senate Finance Committee about the Bush Administration's pension reform proposal to strengthen tWASHINGTON, March 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ann L. Combs, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- SBA steps to help contractors win federal jobs.(Small Business Administration)
- The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Defense DOD, the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration will simplify the federal contracting process by creating a database of small businesses seeking to d The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Defense...
- Research articles 2003-12-29
