Research Analysis Report
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
An executive summary should summarize the key points of the report. It should restate the purpose of the report, highlight the major points of the report, and describe any results, conclusions, or recommendations from the report. It should include enough information so the reader can understand what is discussed in the full report, without having to read it.
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Executive Summary (Sample only) This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current and prospective profitability, liquidity and financial stability of Outdoor Equipment Ltd.
Methods of analysis include trend, horizontal and vertical analyses as well as ratios such as Debt, Current and Quick ratios. Other calculations include rates of return on Shareholders Equity and Total Assets and earnings per share to name a few. All calculations can be found in the appendices.
Results of data analysed show that all ratios are below industry averages. In particular, comparative performance is poor in the areas of profit margins, liquidity, credit control, and inventory management. The report finds the prospects of the company in its current position are not positive. The major areas of weakness require further investigation and remedial action by management.
Recommendations discussed include:
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Excerpt from Woodward-Kron, R. (1997) Writing in Commerce: a guide to assist Commerce students with assignment writing, (Revised edition), Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, The University of Newcastle.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 4 2. Scope/Brief 4 3. Analysis of ancillary decisions 4 4. Analysis of data 4 5. Decisions made using different decision making models 4 5.1. Decision Making Model 1 4 5.2. Decision Making Model 2 5 5.3. Decision Making Model 3 5 6. Key themes 5 7. Conclusion 6 8. References 6 9. Appendices 6 Appendix 1: 6 Appendix 2: 6 Appendix 3: 6 Appendix 4: 6
1. Introduction
Mention briefly about the company
2. Scope/Brief
Clearly mention what the challenge is (Use only one challenge)
Example –. My challenge was that “I had to make a decision to select a country between Australia, Canada or the UK, to get the citizenship before I am 30 years old”
3. Analysis of ancillary decisions
Other decisions to make, once the making decision is taken, i.e. Australia
Example – Which university to study, which course to study, which state to study, ect. (explain the factors considered).
4. Analysis of data
analysis of data (qualitative/quantitative), show the decision route/path, progress chart for the destination
5. Decisions made using different decision making models
5.1. Decision Making Model 1
(Use the actual tools that you used back then and discuss the pros and cons of the model in the context of your challenge, visualize where necessary, show how you made the decision)
Identify the biases and blind spots back then, and how they affected your decision
5.2. Decision Making Model 2
(discuss how the decision would have been different, under another tool (DM tool 2) the pros and cons of the model in the context of your challenge, visualize where necessary, show how you made the decision)
5.3. Decision Making Model 3
(discuss how the decision would have been different, under another tool (DM tool 2) the pros and cons of the model in the context of your challenge, visualize where necessary, show how you made the decision)
6. Key themes
Reflecting on your challenge, show what key themes (learned in this subject and enlisted below) would have helped you to make a better decision back then. Use of these key themes highly dependent upon your challenge, and you do not need to show the use of all but the relevant key themes.
Module 1
Use of data, information, knowledge and wisdom in decision making, Use of decision making models – Rational, Intuitive and Balanced DM models, their advantages and disadvantages, Personality types and their effect in DM
Module 2
Rational, Bounded Rational, Dual Processing (System 1,2 and 3) Recognition Primed DM models their advantages and disadvantages
Module 3
Individual and Group DM, their advantages and disadvantages, Biases and Blind spots, Group think, working in virtual teams, stages of development of teams, importance of diversity and their challenges
Module 4
Biases, Blind spots, Ethics and Morals in DM, Heuristics and its use in DM,
Module 5
Competitive DM and Collaborative DM, Strategic DM in VUCA environment, importance of leadership style in DM, Knowledge management system
Module 6
Use of AI, Business Intelligence systems, Management Information system, big data, data mining, and other systems for DM, their advantages and disadvantages, Use of machine learning, Decision Support Systems and Group Decision Support Systems
7. Conclusion
Tell this subject made you a better decision maker in the future. Identify what you learned about yourself and working in teams.
8. References
Intext referencing (direct/paraphrasing) needs page numbers (except for web-pages)
Reference list should be in alphabetical order in hanging indent form
No hyperlinks allowed
9. Appendices
Appendix 1:
Appendix 2:
