CBA 350 - Chapter 14 Quiz

CBA 350 - JSU - Chapter 14 Quiz - Creating Business Proposals and Business Reports

speak with decision makers ahead of time to find out what they want and expect.

Maddie is writing a proposal on how to cut costs at her company’s fulfilment center. In order to structure the proposal in such a way that increases the likelihood of it persuading the decision makers, Maddie should:

structure the entire report as a spreadsheet.

use only secondary data.

make sure the proposal is at least 50 pages long.

refrain from discussing the business goals because it would be redundant.

speak with decision makers ahead of time to find out what they want and expect.

citations.

Hollis needs to indicate within her report on school safety that the information being presented was drawn from other sources. To do this, she should use:

figures.

examples.

summaries.

recommendations.

citations.

by reporting information honestly

How is a report writer’s character revealed in a report?

by providing facts that help in the decision-making process

by drawing attention to the report writing style

by reporting information honestly

by addressing the needs of the decision makers

by including headings

providing facts that help decision makers

Which aspect of writing business reports relates to the component of credibility known as competence?

addressing the needs of decision makers

reporting information transparently

providing facts that help decision makers

involving decision makers in the process

reporting information honestly

They help readers rapidly process and group dense information.

Jon decides to include bullet points in his report. What is the most likely reason he chooses to use bullet points?

They allow decision makers to judge the quality of the data.

They help the writer focus more on positivity rather than objectivity.

They help establish the purpose and value of the report.

They signal that the writer has been methodical in collecting, analyzing, and reporting findings.

They help readers rapidly process and group dense information.

supplying her own original ideas, conclusions, and recommendations.

Kendall is writing a business proposal on the advantages of working remotely. She has done a lot of research on the topic and has found supporting information from professionals in several industries. She is now trying to convince her manager that it would benefit their team. The best way for Kendall to avoid plagiarism is by:

significantly altering the original words and sentence structure of her sources.

using direct quotations or verbatim restatements from her sources.

supplying her own original ideas, conclusions, and recommendations.

combining information from two sources.

changing the words from the sources to alter the meaning.

document all references to the ideas of others.

To avoid plagiarism on a sentence and paragraph level, writers should:

avoid using direct quotations from other sources.

document all references to the ideas of others.

use only one or two sources for a report.

avoid using summaries and paraphrases if possible.

alter the original words but keep the sentence structure.

plagiarizing.

To use another person’s ideas and pass them off as one’s own is called:

quoting.

plagiarizing.

summarizing.

citing.

paraphrasing.

try to get others’ perspectives on it first.

Olivia is in the final stages of writing an important business report. Before she turns it in, she should:

avoid revising it because this may create conflicts between sections.

try to get others’ perspectives on it first.

review and proofread it in a single sitting.

ask her collaborators to review only their own part of the work.

check that it has a positive tone rather than an objective tone.

decisions about allocating resources.

Most business proposals deal with:

summaries of survey research.

analyses of business databases.

recommendations for courses of action.

decisions about allocating resources.

analyses of spreadsheets.