Author: David Williams Affiliation: Independent Researcher Received 1 March 2024; Revised 10 April 2024; Accepted 1 May 2024; Available online 26 May 2024; Version of Record 26 May 2024. Abstract Business administration has undergone a major transformation over the past century. What began as a discipline concerned mainly with efficiency, control, and coordination has developed into a broad field that addresses strategy, innovation, human behavior, governance, sustainabilit