You Are Writing a Report About New Regulations That Affect

question 37

Multiple Choice

You are writing a report about new regulations that affect your company. Your primary audience of company executives is very busy and will read your report quickly, but secondary- and tertiary-audience members are likely to read more slowly and carefully. Which of the following options is most appropriate for your situation?

• A) Include detailed footnotes on each page.
• B) To save time, omit the executive summary and put more details in the body of your report.
• C) Follow the patterns of writing that were successful for you in college English and history classes.
• D) Break your report into modules and put highly detailed information in an appendix.

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Definitions:

Straight-Ranking

A method of performance evaluation where employees are compared to each other and ranked in a simple list format.

Forced Distribution

A performance management system where employee evaluations are distributed along a bell curve, forcing rankings among an employee population.

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The process where an individual's work performance is assessed and communicated back to them, usually by a supervisor or peer, to improve and develop their professional capabilities.

Differing Perspectives

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