Resources for Business: Citing Sources Using APA Style

Examples of Citing Specific Business Resources:
Advertising Red Books American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries Annual Reports Business Source Complete Commodity and Industry Codes EDGAR Encyclopedia of Associations Euromonitor Passport Reference Foreign Firms Operating in the United States		Hoovers LexisNexis® Academic Mergent Online Mintel Oxygen Morningstar National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) S&P NetAdvantage STAT-USA Value Line Research Center Web Sites

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Examples of Citing Specific Resources

Advertising Red Books

Advertising Red Books. (2008). Energizer Holdings, Inc profile. Retrieved Feb. 6, 2008,
from Advertising Red Books database.

American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries

American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries. (2008). Halliburton, Inc profile. Retrieved Jan. 20, 2009,
from American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries database.

Annual Reports

Microsoft. (2008). 2007 Annual Report. Retrieved Feb. 16, 2008 from
http://www.microsoft.com/msft/reports/default.mspx.

Business Source Complete

Stewart T. (2007). Lessons from Toyota’s Long Drive. Harvard Business Review, 85(7), 74-83. Retrieved
Feb. 20, 2008 from Business Source Complete database.

Datamonitor. (2007, Aug. 13). Apple Computer, Inc company profile. Retrieved Feb. 6, 2008, from
Business Source Complete database.

Commodity & Industry Codes

Harmonized codes:

U.S. Census Bureau. (2008). Schedule B 2002 - Chapter 61. Retrieved March 10, 2008,
      from http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/2002/sb61.html.

NAICS codes:

U.S. Census Bureau. (2008). 2007 NAICS Definitions, 448110, Men's Clothing Stores. Retrieved March 10, 2008,
      from http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/htmls/4/448110.htm.

SIC codes:

Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. (1987). SIC Description for 2251.
      Retrieved March 10, 2008, from http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sic_manual.display?id=488&tab=description.

SITC codes:

United Nations Statistical Division. (2008). SITC Rev. 3 code 846.22. Retrieved March 10, 2008,
      from http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcs.asp?Cl=14&Lg=1&Co=846.22.

EDGAR

General Electric. (2007, Nov. 2). 10-Q. Retrieved Feb. 28, 2008 from EDGAR database.

Encyclopedia of Associations

Encyclopedia of Associations. (2008). National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved Jan. 20, 2009,
from Encyclopedia of Associations database.

Euromonitor Passport Reference

Euromonitor. (2008). Statistics retrieved Feb. 22, 2008, from Euromonitor Passport Reference.

Euromonitor. (2008). Clothing Retailers in The UK, July 2007. Retrieved Feb.2, 2008,
from Euromonitor Passport Reference.

Foreign Firms Operating in the United States

Foreign Firms Operating in the United States. (2008). Dubai Ports World profile. Retrieved Jan. 20, 2009,
from Foreign Firms Operating in the United States database.

Hoover's

Hoover's. (2008). Haliburton, Inc. Retrieved Jan. 20, 2009, from Hoover's database.

Lexis Nexis® Academic

Murphy, R. (2007, Aug. 7). Fashion Brands Use Scarcity as Strategy With Limited Editions.
      Women’s Wear Daily, 194(27), 1-18. Retrieved March 2, 2008, from LexisNexis® Academic.

Hoover's. (2008, Feb. 12). Apple Computer, Inc. Hoover's Company Records - In-Depth Records.
      Retrieved Feb. 7, 2008, from LexisNexis® Academic database.

Mergent Online

Mergent. (2008). Haliburton, Inc. Retrieved Jan. 20, 2009, from Mergent database.

Mintel Oxygen

Mintel. (2007, August). Men's Clothing - US - August 2007. Retrieved Feb. 23, 2008, from Mintel Oxygen database.

Morningstar

Morningstar. (2008). Vanguard Global Equity mutual fund report. Retrieved Feb. 23, 2008, from
Morningstar Investment Research Center database. Morningstar. (2008).

Krispy Kreme Doughnut stock data. Retrieved March 3, 2008, from Morningstar Investment Research Center
database. Whiston, D. (2008, Feb. 6).

Ford Motor analyst report. Retrieved Feb. 23, 2008, from Morningstar Investment Research Center database.

National Trade Data Bank (NTDB)

U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. (2006, January 19). Distribution changes in
     Italy: Benetton changes strategy. International Marketing Insight. Retrieved March 20, 2008, from
     National Trade Data Bank database. U.S. Department of Commerce, Foreign Commercial Service.
     (2007, July 17).

Leading sectors for U.S. exports and investments. Country Commercial Guide. Retrieved March 20, 2008 from
      National Trade Data Bank database. Office of the United States Trade Representative.(2007, Jan 12).

Egypt. National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. Retrieved March 20, 2008 from
      National Trade Data Bank database.

S&P's NetAdvantage

Standard and Poor's. (2008, Feb. 16). General Electric. Standard & Poor's Stock Reports.
Retrieved Feb. 18, 2008 from S&P NetAdvantage database.

Standard and Poor's. (2007, Nov. 29). Apparel & Footwear. Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys.
Retrieved Feb. 16, 2008 from S&P NetAdvantage database.

STAT-USA

U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service and U.S. Dept. of State. (2008, March 4). Doing Business in
Argentina: 2008 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies (Argentina). Washington, DC:
U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved August 11, 2008, from STAT-USA database.

Value Line Research Center

Value Line. (2008, Feb. 16). General Electric. Retrieved Feb. 18, 2008 from Value Line database.

Web Sites

Ford Motor Company. (2007). Caring for the earth. Retrieved March 10, 2008, from
http://www.mycareer.ford.com/OURCOMPANY.ASP?CID=28.

General Style Guides

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition

Drexel Library Information Desk (1st fl.) BF76.7.p83 2001 (view catalog record)

American Psychological Association (APA)

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