Your post is valid and has solid arguments and your points are very persuasive. I concur that writing the report is a necessary requirement in explaining research to your audience (Wisdomjobs.com, 2016). Obviously, the style, such as being technical, managerial, long or short, is dependent on who you are presenting the data to. With an effective flow of information, your exploration of the subject is effective. The description of the long and short research reports is articulate. It covers the required components needed for a client to recognize and comprehend the cause and effect. Moreover, the example of the short research report contains the necessary executive summary, introduction, findings, conclusions, and appendix modules required to capture the data (Cooper & Schindler, 2014, p. 507). The executive summary is succinct yet covers the staffing problem and findings. The introduction section details the concern and research objective. The findings portion provides a data explanation. The conclusion segment provided a concise summary of the findings and a recommendation. Lastly, the appendix piece detailed the methodology used. Your references contained the information needed to …show more content…
Other than stating the conclusion of adequate staffing, the executive summary did not include a recommendation (Study & Learning Centre, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 2005). The introduction indicated a staffing problem and the conclusion suggested that staffing was adequate. A recommendation of alternative sources of action for management to consider may be necessary to relieve the over staffing problem you have described (Althouse, Rose, & Allen, 2011). Additionally, a recommendation is to possibly consider finding scholarly articles. While the references you listed are appropriate, they may not appear scholarly. Another recommendation is to take a look at the grammar and structure of the opening