Classify each of the following reports in one or more of the ways described in this chapter.
Question:
Classify each of the following reports in one or more of the ways described in this chapter. What factors might limit or influence your findings?
-Formal or informal report
-Short or long report
-Informational or analytical report
-Vertical or lateral report
-Internal or external report
-Periodic report
-Functional report
a. Your company's two-year study of traditional classroom training versus distance-learning instruction is to be written for publication in an industrial training journal.
b. You have surveyed company personnel on their perceptions of the need for a company-sponsored fitness center. You are preparing a report for the president that conveys theresults.
c. You have completed your department's weekly time sheets to send to payroll.
d. As department head, you have sent a report to the vice president for finance requesting additional funding for equipment acquisition.
e. You have prepared an article on software updates for publication in your employee newsletter that is made available online and in printed form to all employees.
f. As director of end-user computing, you have prepared a report for circulation to all departments. The report summarizes hardware, software, and training offerings available through your department.