BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS
Chapter
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Research Report
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Research Report
Oral report:
This type of reporting is required, when the researchers is asked to make
a oral presentation.
Nature of oral presentation:
Opening
Finding / Conclusion
Recommendation
Method of presentation
Guidelines to Oral Report Presentation
Refer text book, show transparency
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Types of Reports:
Reports can be classified based on time interval such as
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Yearly
Type of Reports:
Short report
Long report
Formal report
Informal report
Government report
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Distinguish oral and written report
Oral Report Written Report
Standard format can be
No rigid standard format
adopted.
Remembering all that is said This can be read number of
is difficult if not impossible times.
Tone, voice modulation,
comprehensibility and other
Free from presentation problem
communication factors play
important role.
Correcting mistakes if any, is Mistake if any can be
difficult pinpointed and corrected.
Audience cannot control the
Not applicable.
speed of presentation.
The audience have no The reader can pick and
choice to pick and choose choose what he thinks is
from the presentation relevant to him
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Preparation of research report:
Title Page
Page Contents
Executive Summary
Objectives
Results
Conclusions
Recommendations
Body
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Limitation
Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix
Sampling Plan
Data collection forms
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