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The document outlines the structure for a business report, including essential sections such as the cover page, executive summary, contents, introduction, discussion, recommendations, and reference list. Each section has specific requirements, emphasizing clarity, logical flow, and the importance of framing the narrative for the audience. The report should avoid in-text references in the executive summary and follow APA 7th style for citations in the reference list.

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Business Report Structure (1 Page)

The document outlines the structure for a business report, including essential sections such as the cover page, executive summary, contents, introduction, discussion, recommendations, and reference list. Each section has specific requirements, emphasizing clarity, logical flow, and the importance of framing the narrative for the audience. The report should avoid in-text references in the executive summary and follow APA 7th style for citations in the reference list.

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MBS521 Business Report Structure

Cover page
Your first chance to tell your
 Title
audience what your report is about
Namewaste
 don’t
and why it matters, and it.
student ID
 Graphic or image

Executive Summary
Concise version of the whole story
 Context (problem, opportunity, or question)
 Significance for audience
No in-text references
 Key evidence and analysis
 Recommendations
 Benefit of acting on recommendations

Contents
Outlines the whole report, so make
the headings meaningful (never
 Headings and subheadings, corresponding page numbers
miss a chance to frame the story)
Introduction
 Context: describe and interpret current situation
d content of  Define significance of problem, opportunity, or question to audience
ortant, and  State who commissioned the report, who is paying, who the intended audience is (has power
to act on recommendations)
 State purpose of the report
 State your debatable claim (in an essay, called thesis statement)
 State what is and is not in the report (conditions, scope)
 Outline statement: what reader can expect in each section

your Discussion
on to
support
 Structured, step-by-step, claim-by-claim, rational argument
nd credible  Explore different viewpoints and options
 Showcase evidence: supports argument, does not direct it
 Use structure—images, figures, tables, headings, formatting—to help the reader locate,
understand, and interpret information

Recommendations
sed on  1 to 4 recommendations
in  Frame as actions (“investigate,” “train,” “invest in,” “develop”; avoid imperatives (“should”,
roblem, “need”, “must”)
 Flow logically from Introduction and Discussion
ces  May include rationale but do not repeat evidence nor add new
 Identify expected outcomes of acting on recommendations
 Conclude the report (do not add separate conclusion)

Reference List
obligations  Cite each source in the text in the reference list and vice versa
 Use APA 7th style
original
 Provide links (DOI preferred, then URL, not via databases)

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