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A guide to business resources at UVic Libraries.

APA is the preferred style guide for the Gustavson School of Business. Use this page for help citing business specific resources in APA and to find help with writing.

Key resources for APA citation

Artificial intelligence and citation

Learn how to cite ChatGPT and other AI tools using the following guide:

Citation managers

Are you managing a large amount of articles, websites, and other resources for your assignment? Why not use a citation management software to keep organized and automatically generate your references, you can even create shared libraries for team projects. Use the library's guide to compare free citation management software and get instructions on how to download and get started:

Watch the following video (3:14min) to find out what a citation manager is and how it can help you stay organized, collaborate, and save time writing.

Videos

Watch the following video (2:27min) to find out why citation is an important part of academic discourse, and learn when to cite in order to avoid accidentally plagiarizing someone's work.

Watch the following video (3:53min) for a quick overview to help you cite some of the most common types of sources, both in-text and on the reference list, using APA examples

Sample citations from business sources

The APA citation rules are not a perfect fit for many of the resources used in business research. Identifying the precise type of resource as well as the key elements needed for a citation often requires interpretation of both the rules and the resource. Here are a few sample references from some of the top used sources in business. Be sure check the UVic quick guide for standard sample references (journal articles, websites, books etc.)
 

Marketline report (SWOT or company) from Business Source Complete:

  • MarketLine. (2020, January 13). Starbucks Corporation: Company profile.  

Trade journal article (no doi) from Business Source Complete:

  • Pastore, A. (2020, May 4). The work from home culture. WWD: Women’s Wear Daily, 16.

Industry report from IBISWorld:

  • Gonzales, E. (2019, September). Paint manufacturing in Canada: Industry report 32551CA. IBISWorld. Retrieved June 23, 2020 from https://www.ibisworld.com/

Data set from Passport:

  • Euromonitor. (n.d.) Market sizes [Wine and fine wines/champagne and spirits, Canada, 2014-2019] [Data set]. Passport. Retrieved June 23, 2020 from https://www.euromonitor.com/

Country report/analysis from Passport:

  • Euromonitor International. (2020, May 28). Wines and cider in Canada: Country report ISIC 1552. Passport. Retrieved June 23, 2020 from https://www.euromonitor.com/

Company data from Orbis:

Writing help

UVic's Centre for Academic Communication (CAC) offer online one-on-one tutorials, workshops, and self-help resources. This free service is available to all University of Victoria students and provide support with reading, writing, speaking, understanding academic expectations, and other aspects of academic communication.

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