ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the development of Truman's management style and its application to policy-making during the Korean War. It details Truman's management system and his attempts to organise his executive. The chapter explains that Truman developed a formal management system based on his individual preferences, which had developed during his time in the army and US Senate. It demonstrates how important personal relationships were to the functioning of Truman's presidency by focusing on the president's relationships with his secretaries of state. The chapter also presents a case study of the Korean War. The central argument presented is that both Truman's choice of management structure and how he operated within formal management system are central to answering the questions and understanding the debacle of US intervention in the Korean War. Truman's management style was cemented as a result of his experience leading the Truman Committee's investigation into the inefficient use of government funds during the Second World War.
