Business Reports for Busy People

Chapter 24

Investigative Reports

You may automatically get anxious when you look at the title of this chapter. If an investigation is necessary, it often means that something bad has happened. Indeed, in this electronic age, the types of incidents requiring a report rarely are of a cat-stuck-in-a-tree nature. Indeed, some businesses need to have ongoing surveillance measures in place, ranging from a security camera on the parking lot to software of their employees’ computers to detect unacceptable activity. You don’t need me to tell you that people are poised to sue at the drop of a hat. So if, knock on wood, you are in the position of needing to do a report for a serious problem, the first step would be to consult an attorney. But that ...