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Many Business professors at Augsburg specify APA style for papers and citations.
Citing business sources in your bibliography can be confusing, but there are some general guidelines you should follow:
Here are some examples. All are from the APA 6th Edition.
Vukovic, V. (2011). Political economy of the US financial crisis 2007-2009.Financial Theory and Practice, 35 (1), 91-128. Retrieved from ABI/INFORM database.
Datamonitor. (2011, July 12).Advance Auto Parts, Inc.: Company profile . Retrieved from Business Source Premier database.
Panteva, N. (2011, December).IBISWorld industry report 44812: Women’s clothing stores in the US . Retrieved from IBISWorld database.
Mergent. (2011, February 2).Johnson & Johnson: Company financials . Retrieved from Mergent Online database.
Standard & Poor's. (2012, January 10). Dr. Pepper Snapple Group.Standard & Poor's Stock Report . Retrieved from S&P NetAdvantage database.
Standard & Poor's. (2011, August 4). Communications equipment.Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys . Retrieved from S&P NetAdvantage database.
Statistics Canada. (2010).Consumer goods rental . Catalogue no. 63-239-x. Retrieved February 10, 2014, from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/63-239-x/63-239-x2011000-eng.pdf.
Community involvement at Starbucks. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.starbucks.com/sharedplanet/communityInvolvement.aspx.
Biblography
The Walt Disney Co. (2012, October 1). In Standard & Poor’s. Retrieved from S&P NetAdvantage database.
Title of profile/company name. (Date published). In
In-Text Citation
(Standard & Poor’s , 2012)
Bibliography
The Walt Disney Co. (2012, September 29). In Standard & Poor’s Stock Reports. Retrieved from S&P NetAdvantage database.
Standard & Poors. (2010, October 23). Barnes & Noble. In Standard & Poors Stock Reports. Retrieved from S&P NetAdvantage database.
Title of report. (Date published). In
In-Text Citation
(Standard & Poor’s Stock Reports , 2012)
"As a result of a mix shift toward more e-books" (Standard & Poors, 2010).
Bibliography
Amobi, T.N. (2012, September 13). Movies and entertainment. In Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ Industry Surveys. Retrieved from S&P NetAdvantage database.
Souers, M. (2010, September 9). Retailing: Specialty. In Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. Retrieved from Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage database.
Author last name, first initial. (Date Published). Article title. Publication Title. Retrieved from URL
In-Text Citation
(Amobi, 2012, p. x)
Souers (2010) points out that "US savings rate has resumed its upward trend."