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Types of Reports (Unit four)

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Types of reports Reports may be oral or written. But it is very difficult to rely on oral reports in the execution of business. It is as ephemeral as any other oral communication unless tape-recorded. Thus in the world of work, most of the reports are written only because a written report is relatively more accurate and permanent.  A report may be formal or informal but informal reports are, in fact, rare and seldom come in practice. Thus the reports in practice are mostly formal reports . Formal reports are the reports which are routine reports or the ones which are prepared on demand. On demand reports are of two types:- Informational Reports Interpretive Reports Routine Reports There are various reports which are written routinely in the world of work. They are mandatory reports and an organization has to depend completely upon them. They are formal and conventional and every organization has its own convention and format of presenting them. However, they have many elements in commo