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BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS

Chapter

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Research Report

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A
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


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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
 Bibliography Copyright © 2007, S N Murthy & U Bhojanna

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