Do you recommend that the indirect/inductive or direct/deductive organizational strategy be used for the following analytical reports?

1. An analytical report written by a consultant recommending that a major U.S. corporation lay off workers.

2. An analytical report written by a department manager to his supportive boss that a brand of microwave ovens be replaced with another in the appliance section of the store.

Types of Reports and Formats

Classifying Business Reports: Classify each of the following reports in one or more of the ways described in class. (Category and format)

	Description of Report	Type of Report and Format
a.	Your companys 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 the results.
c.	You have completed your departments 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.