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APA
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (call number BF76.7 .P83 2020) is the official guide to APA style, which is the required citation style for the OM program. The Library has multiple copies of this book, both available to check out and for in-library-use. The following resources will help you create APA citations for a variety of sources.
- APA Style BlogThe official blog, answering and clarifying questions about APA.
Example References
Components
- Authors: Pankaj Ghemawat
- Title: The New Global Roadmap: Enduring Strategies for Turbulent Times
- Publication Date: 2018
- Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
APA Reference
Ghemawat, P. (2018). The new global roadmap: Enduring strategies for turbulent times. Harvard Business Review Press.
In-Text Citation
(Ghemawat, 2018, p. 33)
Video Tutorial
Components
- Author of Chapter: Richard E. Boyatzis
- Title of Chapter: Unleashing the Power of Self-Directed Learning
- Page Range: 13-32
- Editor of Book: Ronald R. Sims
- Title of Book: Changing the Way We Manage Change
- Publication Date: 2002
- Publisher: Greenwood Publishing
APA Reference
Boyatzis, R. E. (2002). Unleashing the power of self-directed learning. In R. R. Sims (Ed.), Changing the way we manage change (pp. 13–32). Greenwood Publishing.
In-Text Citation
(Boyatzis, 2002)
Video Tutorial
Components
- Authors: Penny Moyle and John Hackston
- Article Title: Personality Assessment for Employee Development: Ivory Tower or Real World?
- Publication Date: 2018
- Journal Title: Journal of Personality Assessment
- Volume number: 100
- Issue number: 5
- Pages: 507-517
- DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2018.1481078
APA Reference (with DOI)
Moyle, P., & Hackston, J. (2018). Personality assessment for employee development: Ivory Tower or real world? Journal of Personality Assessment, 100(5), 507–517. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2018.1481078
APA Reference (no DOI)
Contel, R. (2012). The problem with personality-based hiring. Chief Learning Officer, 11(3), 40–43.
In-Text Citations
(Moyle & Hackson, 2018; Contel, 2012, p. 41)
Video Tutorial
Components
- Author: Julia Stoyanovich
- Article Title: Hiring and AI: Let Job Candidates Know Why They Were Rejected
- Publication Date: September 22, 2021
- Newspaper Title: Wall Street Journal
- URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/hiring-job-candidates-ai-11632244313?mod=management_lead_pos5
APA Reference
Stoyanovich, J. (2021, September 22). Hiring and AI: Let job candidates know why they were rejected. Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/hiring-job-candidates-ai-11632244313?mod=management_lead_pos5
In-Text Citations
(Stoyanovich, 2021)
Components
- Author: James Heskett
- Web Page Title: Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?
- Publication Date: August 22, 2021
- Website Title: Harvard Business School
- URL of Web Page: https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/can-a-company-managed-from-anywhere-be-great
APA Reference
Heskett, J. (2021, August 2). Can companies with remote management succeed? Harvard Business School. https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/can-a-company-managed-from-anywhere-be-great
APA Reference (w/ organizational author and no date)
Small Business Association. (n.d.). Hire and manage employees. https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/manage-your-business/hire-manage-employees
In-Text Citation
(Heskett, 2021; Small Business Association, n.d.)
Video Tutorial
Common APA Errors
Author Formatting
- Only use initials for the first and middle names of authors.
- Place commas between each author's name.
- Place an ampersand (&) before the final author.
- For organizational authors, capitalize all major words.
Date Formatting
- Dates are places in parentheses with a period after the closing parentheses.
- Format as: Year, Month Day.
- Spell out the entire month.
- If there is no discernible publication or creation date, use n.d.
Title Formatting
- The biggest error students make in APA is in formatting the title. Only capitalize the first word of the title, the first word of the subtitle (which is after a colon), and any proper nouns.
- The title may or may not be italicized, depending on the type of resource it is. Consult the handbook and other resources.
Publication Formatting
- When citing journal articles, the volume number is italicized.
- If a resources has a DOI, use that instead of a URL.