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Recommendation Report Guidelines A Recommendation Report might be written in a number of different kinds of situations. It even might involve variation in the layout and content. However, to simplify the process, we will be following a standard format that works for all of these kinds of reports. 7. Find an actual company where worker productivity and/or worker morale is low. Write a report proposing how management can better improve productivity and/or morale without negatively impacting the company’s budget. The format of your Recommendation Report should include the following sections: Cover Page (APA style), Abstract (a brief summary of the report), Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Recommendations, References Page (in APA Format). Page 1 Cover/Title Page APA format Page 2 Abstract A summary of your report; describe its purpose; methodology; findings; conclusions and recommendations. • No more than 250 words • Use past tense • No first or second person point of view. Page 3, 4, and 5 The body of the report. Introduction Do not label it as Introduction; use your full title from the title page. You need to discuss the reasons for writing the recommendation report; introduce the problem in this section; discuss the importance of the problem to a business entity; explain the rationale of your recommendation report; explain limitations of the study. Methods Describe in detail how you identified the problem (what instruments you used to collect your data – surveys, interviews, online research, etc.); discuss how you are going to implement the recommended change; what resources you will need. Results Provide detailed and specific details about the results of the implementation of your recommendations. Conclusions Restatement of questions/problems that led to the preparation of the report; summary of key points; linkage back to the purpose of the report. Recommendations Provide a detailed description of the recommendations and how they will improve/change/solve the problem. Page 6 References You must include research sources, with at least five (5) legitimate academic sources that are available outside of a specific company. In addition to this, you may use information that is available only within a company. All research sources must be properly cited via APA format. This will require both in-text (or “parenthetical”) citations AND a References page. If your research is not cited in APA format, you will not earn a passing grade on this assignment.