Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jul 1983

An Analysis of Business Report Writing Activities of Supervisory Banking Personnel

Steven Golen Louisiana State University System ; Thomas Inman

Abstract

The problem of this study was to identify the report writing practices of supervisory banking personnel and to determine the topical areas which should be emphasized in a business report writing course. A questionnaire was administered to 136 supervisory personnel attending the Louisiana Banking School for Supervisory Training at Louisiana State University. The results of this study indicated that writing effective reports is a common requirement for banking supervisors.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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1983-07-01
DOI
10.2190/hupm-wc2a-d2tv-8fkt
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  1. SMELTZER et al. (1994)
    Managers as Writers: A Metanalysis of Research in Context
    Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  2. DOHENY-FARINA (1986)
    Writing in an Emerging Organization: An Ethnographic Study
    Written Communication

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