Contemporary Business Report Writing [Paperback]

Shirley Kuiper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 9, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0324401876 | ISBN-13: 978-0324401875 | Edition: 3

Master the skills of CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS REPORT WRITING using this step-by-step guide to creating all types of reports, such as a feasibility studies, business plans, and employee manuals. Starting with writing fundamentals, you'll work through the processes of planning and conducting research, then drafting, revising, editing, and producing a simple report. You'll aslo learn presentation techniques and skills you can use to effectively communicate the information contained in your reports.

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"Statistics are my most difficult part of the course and I found these chapters easy for me to understand. If I can understand them, then I know I could use them in my classes."

--Paula Pomerenke, Illinois State University (both quotes)

"These authors give some of the clearest explanations, especially on how to conduct research, that I’ve seen in any professional writing text." –Linda Ginter Brown, University of Cincinnati

"It is one of the most informative and thorough books on writing (organization, structure, tone, voice, etc.) and layout that I’ve seen." –Evelyn M. Pierce, Carnegie Mellon University --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Shirley Kuiper is an Emerita Professor, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. She holds degrees from the University of Michigan, University of Colorado, and Indiana University. She has taught business communication at high school, community college, university undergraduate, and university graduate levels. Dr. Kuiper's communication publications include articles in journals such as Journal of Business Communication, Business Communication Quarterly, Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, and Office Systems Research Journal. In addition to CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS REPORT WRITING, 3rd Edition, Dr. Kuiper coauthored the two previous editions of this book, multiple editions of EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS, and a basic English training program for insurance employees, all published by Thomson South-Western. Dr. Kuiper has been an active member of the Association for Business Communication for over 30 years. The Association honored her with a Distinguished Member award in 1995 and the Meada Gibbs Outstanding Teacher Award in 1997. She also received the Outstanding Service Award from the Moore School of Business in 1999. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 564 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 3 edition (February 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324401876
• ISBN-13: 978-0324401875
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,560,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars A weak business writing treatise, November 7, 2006

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This review is from: Contemporary Business Report Writing (Paperback)

This book offers nothing unique or insightful about business writing. It is meant solely as an academic primer for business students. This fact is reflected in the sections on basic grammar and citation format. The book contains some useful examples of various types of reports. However, it does not contain the data used to generate those reports. Thus, the reader has no understanding of the vetting process that went into the examples. This book is too basic for serious professionals and it is likely an annoying necessity for business students. Buy the book used and sell it when you are done.