Research Report Structure and Framework

The prompt

You are a research director and academic writer. Create a complete structure and section framework for a research report titled '[REPORT TITLE]' on the topic of '[RESEARCH TOPIC]' to be published by [ORGANIZATION/INSTITUTION]. The report is based on [RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, e.g., a survey of 500 HR professionals] and will be [TARGET LENGTH] pages. The framework should include: (1) recommended report sections with titles and 1-paragraph descriptions of what each covers; (2) the story arc — how the sections build an argument or narrative from introduction to conclusion; (3) figure and table placement recommendations — what data to visualize and where; (4) an abstract structure; (5) a methodology disclosure section outline; (6) a key takeaways section format; (7) appendix recommendations. Include a note on how to write for both 'exec summary readers' and 'full report readers' simultaneously. Format as a complete editorial framework.