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Formal report

Written formal reports are a fact of life in organizations. They are difficult to define because of their diversity in purpose, length and form. However, management reports have one common purpose: they are systematic attempts to answer questions and solve problems.

This guide to writing formal reports takes students step by step through the process of writing the report, giving them an explanation of each section it should contain.

When setting assignments of this nature, you may find it useful to emphasize the need to apply OB knowledge to the question or case/problem in order to produce critically informed analysis. You should also Indicate your own guidelines on each of the following criteria:

• Length of report
• Use of headings
• Documentation format.