WHAT BUSINESS LEARNS FROM WAR.

BUSINESSPEOPLE; AMERICAN business enterprises; WORLD War II -- Finance; WORLD War II; WAR work; COST of war; UNITED States economy, 1918-1945; ECONOMICS of war; WAR & society; BUSINESS forecasting; INDUSTRIAL policy

The author discusses the role of the U.S. businessman during World War II. He says U.S. businessmen have gained public confidence due to their performances in producing wartime goods, their adjustments to war contracts, and their overall cooperation during the war effort. The author says U.S. executives should emerge from the war with new confidence. The author says the experience gained in business administration during wartime should assist in the country's development postwar. He equates successful business practices with successful government policies.