FORMAL REPORT

Paper details Context You work as a business-student intern for the Major Vehicle Component Company (MVC), based in Graball, Alabama. Chief negotiator Mr. Jones, still frustrated by his inability to set up a joint venture in China, has asked his assistant, Artimus Pyle, to compose a detailed post-mortem report about the trip. Pyle is pressed for time, so he has asked you to review the available documentation (the comments of Jones and Wang), to report on the issues and problems surrounding MVC’s trip to China, and to recommend a course of action that focuses on an improved understanding of cross-cultural communication. Pyle will rely on your analyses and recommendations, possibly by incorporating them into his final report to Jones. Consequently, you must review the course of the preliminary negotiations, as evidenced by the comments of Jones and Wang; you will also have to determine what went wrong, causing the several misunderstandings that seem to have occurred. Shape your findings into a formal report to Pyle, and make any recommendations that you see fit. He has invited you to think this matter through and to express your views freely on what happened and what should be done. He has also indicated to you that he will take full responsibility for the decision whether or not to adopt your views and to incorporate them into his report to Jones. Purpose Your purpose is informative, analytic, and persuasive: you are not only reporting on and analyzing information but also suggesting and recommending courses of action to be pursued by your organization. Consequently, your analysis demonstrably has to yield good reasons for your recommendations. As with any persuasive document—positive or negative—you need to think carefully about appropriate tone, effective organization, and overall coherence. Audience Your primary audience is, of course, imagined: Artimus Pyle of MVC. However, remember that in this case you also have a strong secondary audience in place (Mr. Jones). In both cases, your instructor forms another audience level to consider. see all the details in Assignment 3 Formal Report.

Your paper will need to identify a problem and three potential solutions. The topic should be appropriately related to your area of study or a professional matter. The topic should be specific and career based. Consider issues such as occupational safety, cultural diversity, violence or bullying, staffing or personnel, technology, communication, policy or compliance. Avoid general topic or topics unrelated to professional life. The questions on page 413 (24.8 and 24.9) offers some guidance on topics, you may review these for example only. These are not the topic selections.

REQUIREMENTS

• 1500- 1800 minimum word requirement includes the LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (no more than one page), EXECUTIVE SUMMARY(no more than one page), and BODY of the report (minimum of 1000 words). The Title Page, Table of Contents, and the References Page DO NOT count in the required word count. Papers with less than 1500 words will earn a grade deduction based on a percentage of words submitted to words required. The key here is to address the material directly.
• You must include five appropriate sources. Use of the Keiser eLibrary databases is required (we recommend at least two or more sources).
• You must use in-text citations in APA Style. NOTE: The example in the book uses MLA format. APA format is required for citing sources and reference page.