1. Business Research Methods William G. Zikmund Chapter 25: Communicating Research Results: Report Writing

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3. Copyright © 2000 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. Report parts Prefatory partsMain body of the reportAppended parts

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7. Message CommunicatorAudience EncodingDecoding Communication Field of Experience The Communication Process Copyright © 2000 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved.

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