Business communication

1. MBA-I
Presented by – Rajendra
sharma
ITS COLLEGE
GHAZIABAD
TYPES OF BUSINESS REPORTS

2. BUSINESS REPORT
A business report is an orderly and
objective communication of factual
information that serves some
business purpose.
The regular provision of information
to decision-makers with an
organization to support them in their
work.

3. TYPES OF BUSINESS
REPORTS
Informational
Analytical
Research
Statutory
Non-Statutory
Feasibility
Investigative

4. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
Informational reports provide
data , facts , feedback , and
other types of information
without analysis or
recommendations.
Their goal is to give people the
facts so that the reader can

5. Uses of informational reports
 Informational reports:
A. Present information on the status of
current research or of a project.
B. Present an update of the operation in
your division.
C. Explain how your organization or
division does something.
D. Present the result of a questionnaire
or research.

7. WRITING ANALYTICAL
REPORTS
MAJOR COMPONENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 FINDING
 CONCLUSION
 RECOMENDATION

8. INTRODUCTION
 Explain why the reports being written
 Preview the reports organization
 Summarize the conclusions and
recommendations(for receptive audience)

9. FINDING
 Discus the pros and cons of each alternatives
 Establish criteria to evaluate alternatives
 Supports the finding with evidence( facts ,
statistics , expert opinion , survey data and other
proof)
 Use headings , enumeration, lists , tables and
graphics to focus attentions

10. CONCLUSION
 Develop reasonable conclusion that answer the
research questions.
 Justify the conclusion with highlights from the
finding.

11. RECOMENDATION
 Make recommendations if asked
 Use action verbs explain needed action
 Must based on the finding

13. FEASIBILITY REPORTS
PURPOSE
1. Analyze problems and predict
whether alternatives will be
practical or advisable
1. Help in decision making (among
alternatives)

14. CONTENTS OF FEASIBILITY
REPORTS
DECISION
BENEFITS
ASSOCIATED COST
TIME FRAME FOR
IMPLEMENTING THE
SOLUTION

15. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS
PURPOSE
This reports are generally assigned
reports which focus on examining a
situation or problems.
For example : Reports on doing
business with African country or
Australia company

16. FORMAT OF INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTS
Begin with : Introducing the
problem
Body Structure : Facts ,
finding , discussion
End with : Summarizing

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