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A FORMAL REPORT. THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON BUSINESS EMPLOYEES. AND PROGRAMS OFFERED BY EMPLOYERS. TO MANAGE EMPLOYEE STRESS. Prepared for.

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An informal report may be a brief summary while longer reports follow a more complex and formal structure. Informal reports may feature: • letter or memo format.

End Point Assessment (EPA)

Level 5 L&D Consultant/Business Partner Apprenticeship. 1. End Point Assessment (EPA). The Formal Business Report How to Format Appendices.

Sample Business Report APA Style (Spencer)

Sample Business Report APA Style (Spencer). Marginal annotations indicate business-style formatting and effective writing.

Assignment Types: Reports - Executive summaries (business reports)

On the next three pages are examples of an executive summary. The report finds the prospects of the company in its current position are not positive.

Business-Style-Reports.pdf

Writing a business-style report is different from writing an essay. real- world task or examples and shows the ... a formal use of language. Finally…

Independent Panel Review of the Doing Business report June 2013

24 Jun 2013 There is no regular formal external review of the ... Business report and use very large sample sizes (currently more than 70 000 firms in ...

Formatting & Developing Short Business Reports

Please notice the parts and format of a short business report. Since short reports are transmitted formal business communications they should be ...

Writing a Business Report

Writing an effective business report is a necessary skill for communicating Here are some examples of conclusions and recommendations: Conclusions.

Writing a Business Letter

The most widely used business letter formats are full block and modified block. You can also use the memo format which is a form of business correspondence

BUSINESS REPORTS 5 minute self test

Before you read the Helpsheet, spend ?ve minutes considering the following questions:

Use this sheet to help you:

ŗProduce clear and correctly structured business reports.

TThinking about business reports, do you know...

Yes I doI'm not sureNo idea!

Why you might need to write

a business report?

Who you might write it for?

What details you might need

to include?

How you might structure it?

Author: Eggins, M.

Editing: Calma, A.

Design and layout: Shaw, J.

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1. What is a business report?

Organisations need accurate, timely, objective and concise information to make eective decisions. One way they can obtain such information is from a business report. This document can be dened as an organised presentation of information to a specic audience for the purpose of helping an organisation achieve an objective" (Bowman & Branchaw, 1988, p. 12). While business reports share similar characteristics, they also need to be customised for their particular purpose. An informal report may be a brief summary while longer reports follow a more complex and formal structure.

Informal reports may feature:

ŗletter or memo format

ŗminimal use of headings and visual aids

ŗpersonal pronouns and contractions

ŗa length from a few paragraphs up to ve pages

ŗcontent primarily for internal audiences

More formal reports however tend to have:

ŗa more standard format organised into separate sections ŗfront and back matter (sections) along with the body of the report ŗa greater number of headings (including subheadings) and visual aids ŗthird person pronouns and no contractions or slang

ŗa length from ve pages to several hundred

ŗcontent designed for internal and/or external audiences

2. Why do I need to write a business report?

Formal business reports often feature in university assessment tasks in disciplines such as accounting, management and marketing as writing such reports is an essential skill in business. These tasks may require giving information only (i.e. nancial statements), information and interpretation (i.e. product surveys) or oering information, analysis and recommendations. A report that details the last type could highlight a problem and suggest a solution which might involve analysing a business"s history, operations, problems, competition and goals, followed by a number of possible solutions (including their advantages and disadvantages). Following this investigation, a specic solution might be recommended to aid future growth. Please note that business reports have some of the same features as research reports. For more information on the latter please see the Study and Research Helpsheets -

Research Reports and Report Checklist.

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3. How do business reports di?er from essays?

An accessible reader-centred style which includes standard formal English is a hallmark of academic writing including in essays or reports. However, there are some key dierences between the two genres:

EssaysBusiness Reports

Purpose

Articulate a point of view in rela-

tion to a particular proposition

Often recommend action to solve

a specic problem

Format & Struc-

ture

Have introduction, body and con-

clusion sections that normally do not use headings

Always have sections clearly

divided by numbered headings (and often sub-headings)

Use cohesive paragraphs to link

ideas rather than list dot-points

Use shorter, more concise para-

graphs and dot-points where applicable

Abstract

Typically don"t normally need an

abstract as readers read the text carefully from start to nish

Always have an abstract (or

executive summary) as readers are typically time poor" and skim and scan through the text quickly

Graphics

Rarely use graphics as written

evidence

Feature graphics (such as tables

and graphs) for supporting main points

Writer

Are generally the result of indi-

vidual work

Are often the result of group work

Reader

Are written for the lecturer/tutor

or other academic audiences

Are addressed to a specic

audience (i.e. client or manager) established by the topic T

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4. How do I write a business report?

There are several major steps typically involved in writing a business report. These include:

1) planning (including determining the scope and target audience)

2) researching, organising, evaluating and analysing your information sources

3) drafting the body section

4) devising conclusions and recommendations based on the ndings

5) further drafting and editing/proofreading

You need rst to consider exactly what you have been asked to do - that is - the overall purpose of your report. Carefully considering the assessment task and related criteria should help you clarify:

ŗyour objective and readership

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BUSINESS REPORTS 5 minute self test

Use this sheet to help you:

TThinking about business reports, do you know...

Yes I doI'm not sureNo idea!

Why you might need to write

Who you might write it for?

What details you might need

How you might structure it?

Author: Eggins, M.

Editing: Calma, A.

Design and layout: Shaw, J.

Helpsheet

Giblin Eunson Library

BUSINESS REPORTS

Page 1

1. What is a business report?

Informal reports may feature:

ŗletter or memo format

ŗminimal use of headings and visual aids

ŗpersonal pronouns and contractions

ŗa length from a few paragraphs up to ve pages

ŗcontent primarily for internal audiences

More formal reports however tend to have:

ŗa length from ve pages to several hundred

2. Why do I need to write a business report?

Research Reports and Report Checklist.

BUSINESS REPORTS

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3. How do business reports di?er from essays?

EssaysBusiness Reports

Purpose

Articulate a point of view in rela-

Often recommend action to solve

Format & Struc-

Have introduction, body and con-

Always have sections clearly

Use cohesive paragraphs to link

Use shorter, more concise para-

Abstract

Typically don"t normally need an

Always have an abstract (or

Graphics

Rarely use graphics as written

Feature graphics (such as tables

Writer

Are generally the result of indi-

Are often the result of group work

Reader

Are written for the lecturer/tutor

Are addressed to a specic

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4. How do I write a business report?

1) planning (including determining the scope and target audience)

2) researching, organising, evaluating and analysing your information sources

3) drafting the body section

4) devising conclusions and recommendations based on the ndings

5) further drafting and editing/proofreading

ŗyour objective and readership