Writing Style in Business

Overview

At the sentence level, every discipline has different expectations in regard to what constitutes "good writing." Some fields, for instance, encourage use of the first-person "I" voice while other fields require that you avoid it entirely. Some disciplines encourage use of the passive voice while others strongly prefer the active voice in almost all situations.

This page addresses sentence-level conventions that are common when writing at the graduate level in the field of business.

Sentence-Level Writing Conventions

The PDF linked below provides an overview of some common sentence-level issues that appear in the writing of business graduate students. The document explains the concept and then provides strategies for how to remedy the problem.

Sentence-Level Guidance for Graduate Writers