Business Reporting Definitions and Concepts Report Information Decision Report? Any communication artifact prepared to convey specific information A report can fulfill many functions To ensure proper departmental functioning To provide information To provide the results of an analysis To persuade others to act To create an organizational memory Copynight@ 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Slide 3-6Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3- 6 Business Reporting Definitions and Concepts ▪ Report = Information → Decision ▪ Report? ▪ Any communication artifact prepared to convey specific information ▪ A report can fulfill many functions ▪ To ensure proper departmental functioning ▪ To provide information ▪ To provide the results of an analysis ▪ To persuade others to act ▪ To create an organizational memory…