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Common Business Citations in APA
Format
Consult the Publications Manual of
the American Psychological Association (APA) for detailed
explanations and additional examples. Copies are available at the
Cal State San Marcos Circulation Desk (BF76.7.P83 2001).
Cite the reference in the paper's
text as (last name or company name, year).
Example: Apparel sales in sporting goods are targeted to a local
segment according to Longboard Grotto, (2003).
Annual Reports
Citigroup, Inc. (2003). Annual
Report 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2003, from the Factiva
database
http://global.factiva.com
Arrow International, Inc. (2003).
10-K Annual Report 2003. Retrieved July 25, 2003, from SEC EDGAR
database
http://sec.gov/edgar
Company Financials
Beckman Coulter, Inc. (2003)
Company Details 2003. Retrieved September 11, 2003, from Mergent
Online. website
http://www.mergentonline.com
Chapter or part of a book:
Edell
J. A., & Burke, M. C. (1998). Feelings towards ads. In Bearden, W.
O. & Netemeyer, R. G. Handbook
of Marketing Scales
(2nd ed., pp. 283-285). Thousand
Oaks: Sage.
Standard & Poor's. (2005, January
13). Industry Survey's: Retailing: Specialty. New York,
McGraw-Hill.
City Ordinance
San Diego, Ca., Pro. Ordinance
61.22 (1980)
Company information from
business databases
Use this format for, Hoover's
Online, Factiva, Lexis-Nexis.
Apple Computer, Inc. (2003). US
Company Database Full Report. Retrieved May 23, 2003, from
Lexis-Nexis Academic database.
http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
IBM, Inc. (2003). Company Profile.
Retrieved June 2, 2004, from the Factiva Online database
http://www.global/factiva.com
Company Website
Qualcomm (2003). FY 2003 2nd
Quarter. Retrieved July 27, 2003, from the Qualcomm, Inc.
website
http://www.qualcomm.com.
The Longboard Grotto (2003).
Retrieved July 27, 2003, from the Longboard Grotto website
http://www.thelongboardgrotto.com
San Diego Daily Transcript (2002).
SanDiegoSource. Retrieved on July 23, 2002 from
http://www.sddt.com
Common Business Databases
Business Monitor International.
Bulgaria freight transport (2008, March 15). Retrieved April
28, 2008, from Business Monitor Online.
Government Report
Use this format for STAT-USA, FED
stats and USA Trade Online.
U.S. Census Bureau. (2002). "Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF3) - Sample
Data, Table P19 Age by Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak
English for the Population 5 Years and Over". Retrieved 25
September 2002 from U.S. Census
http://factfinder.census.gov.
In text Citation: (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000)
Personal Communication
Personal communication is not cited
in list of references according to the American Psychological
Association. Instead in the text of your report if you were citing
an interview you would include something like this example after
your sentence or paragraph using the interview information.
T.K. Lukes (personal communication,
April 18, 2001)
T.K. Lukes. Company name. Title.
(personal communication, April 18, 2001).
Additional style citation
guides:
Arizona State University West
(2002). APA Style Guide for Electronic Business Publications.
Retrieved October 14, 2003 from
http://www.west.asu.edu/library/research/reference/business/APAbusiness.html
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Cal State San Marcos
Last updated: Nov. 2006 |