Human Relations--- Critical Thinking Assignment

4/1/2021 Basic Business Report Format: MS102-44225 (ONL) Human Relations in Business

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Basic Business Report Format Basic Business Report Format

The following information about reports is provided as general guides and may need t be adapted to your particular report objective. What is a report? Reports, like essays, are a common way of assessing students. Business reports generally focus on a specific problem or case study. Business reports, for example, are often addressed to a client (e.g. manager) and make recommendations. Reports always use section headings and take an objective perspective.

There is a logical development expected in any report. The sections that are required in a report can vary depending on what type of report it is. It is important to understand your audience to determine which sections are required. Title page In the title page, you would usually be expected to include:

Title of the report - This needs to be brief, but describe what the report is about Your class information Your name and student ID Name of the person the report is written for Date Other details you might be required to include.

Introduction The introduction explains to the reader in more detail some or all of the following points:

reasons for undertaken the study and writing the report the assumptions which were made in the study the scope of the investigation, i.e. what is covered and what is not the limitations inherent in the study an outline of the structure of the report.

Discussion The discussion section is a very important part of your report and presents an interpretation of your results. Typically, you might include:

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factors which may have influenced your results, implications of the results.

Conclusion The conclusion is a summary of your study - its overall purpose, the steps in the process, its overall findings. This should lead to the recommendations as required. Recommendations If the purpose of the report is to suggest actions that should be taken they should be summarized and include how they should be implemented and monitored.

Basic Guidelines for: Justification and Recommendation Reports

Justification/recommendation reports are written to justify or recommend something, such as buying equipment, changing a procedure, hiring an employee, consolidating departments, reorganizing an organization or department, and so forth.

Make a reference to your objective in subject line (if an internal memo form is used). Describe and establish credibility for the seriousness of the need that your recommendation addresses. Discuss alternative solutions. Present most promising alternative—your recommendation—last. Show how the advantages of your recommendation outweigh its disadvantages. Summarize your recommendation and any action required. Ask for authorization to proceed if necessary.

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