Business/SPEA Citation Guide

 

 

Please note both the MLA and APA format for reference lists is double spaced with hanging indent. The examples below are not in this format.

 

 

Analyst Reports

 

ThomsonOne

APA	SADIF Investment Analytics. (2012, Oct 3) Is Now the Time to Buy Starbucks Corporation? Retrieved from ThomsonOne database.
MLA	SADIF Investment Analytics. "Is Now the Time to Buy Starbucks Corporation?" 3 Oct. 2012. ThomsonOne. Web. 12 Nov. 2012.

 

 

Annual Reports and Other Financial Filings

 

SEC (EDGAR)

APA	Kellogg Company. (2011). Form 10-K. Retrieved from http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
MLA	Kellogg Company.  Form 10-K. (2011) EDGAR. Web. 12 Nov. 2012.

 

From Corporate Websites

APA	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (2012). Wal-Mart 2012 Annual Report.  Retrieved from http://stock.walmart.com/annual-reports
MLA	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Walmart 2012 Annual Report. Web. 12 Nov. 2012

 

LexisNexis Academic

APA	Starbucks Corp. (2012). Starbucks Corporation: 10:K. Retrieved November 7, 2012 from LexisNexis Academic database.
MLA	United States. Securities and Exchange Commission. Starbucks Corporation: 10-K. 2 Aug 2012. Edgar Online, 2012. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 7 November 2012.

 

 

Article from a Database

 

ABI/Inform

APA	Terri, L. R., & Parthasarathy, M. (1997). Ethical implications of target market selection. Journal of Macromarketing, 17(2), 49-64. Retrieved from ABI/Inform database.
MLA	Terri, L. Rittenburg, and Madhavan Parthasarathy. "Ethical Implications of Target Market Selection." Journal of Macromarketing 17.2 (1997): 49-64. ABI/INFORM Complete. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

 

Factiva

APA	Baig, Edward C. (2012, December 12). What's up for tech in 2013? BlackBerry could come back, and we could see Apple TV. USA Today, pp. B6.  Retrieved from Factiva.
MLA	Baig, Edward C. "What's up for tech in 2013? Blackberry could come back, and we could see Apple TV." USA Today. 12 December 2012: B6. Factiva. Web.

RDS Business Suite

APA	Wortham, Jenna. (2012, December 15). The Thriving Bazaar on Instagram. The New York Times. Pp. B1. Retrieved from RDS Business Suite.
MLA	Wortham, Jenna. “The Thriving Bazaar on Instagram.” The New York Times. 15 December 2012: B1. RDS Business Suite. Web.

 

 

Bloomberg

 

Data

APA	Bloomberg L.P. (2012) Stock price graph for Target Corporation 10/22/12 to 10/26/12. Retrieved Oct. 27, 2012 from Bloomberg database.
MLA	Bloomberg L.P. “Stock price graph for Target Corporation 10/22/12 to 10/26/12.” (2012). Bloomberg database. 27 October, 2012.

 

 

Company and Industry Reports

 

Business Insights: Essentials

APA	Gale Business Insights. (2013). Starbucks Corp. Company Profile. Retrieved January 22, 2013 from Business Insights: Essentials database.
MLA	Gale Business Insights. “Starbucks Corp. Company Profile.” 2013. Business Insights: Essentials. Web. 22 January 2013.

 

Hoover's

APA	Hoover’s, Inc. (2012, November).  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Profile. Retrieved November 5, 2012 from Hoover's Online.
MLA	Hoover’s Inc. “Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Profile.” November, 2012. Hoover’s Online. Web. 5 Nov. 2012.

MarketLine Advantage

APA	MarketLine. (2012, September 4). Cummins Inc: Company profile. Retrieved from MarketLine Advantage database.
MLA	MarketLine. "Cummins Inc. Company Profile." September 2012. MarketLine Advantage. Web. 4 Sept. 2012.

 

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

APA	Standard and Poor's. (2012, October 4). Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco. Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. Retrieved from Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage database.
MLA	Standard and Poor's. "Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco." October 2012. Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage. Web. 4 Oct. 2012.

LexisNexis Academic -- Company Dossier

APA	LexisNexis. Target Corporation. (2010). Retrieved 2010, January 10 from LexisNexis Academic database
MLA	LexisNexis, "Target Corporation Company Dossier." LexisNexis (2010):1 Company Dossier. Web. 21 Jan 2010.

Advertising  Red Books

APA	Advertising Red Books. (2013). Wal-Mart Stores Inc.-company profile. Retrieved from Advertising Red Books database.
MLA	Advertising Red Books. "Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Company Profile" 2013. Advertising Red Boooks Database. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

 

 

Data and Statistics from Web

 

U.S. Census Data

APA	U.S. Census Bureau. (May 10, 2012). Table 2.2-U.S. Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices- Total and E-commerce Sales: 2010 and 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2013 from http://www.census.gov/econ/estats/2010/all2010tables.html
MLA	U.S. Census Bureau. Business & Industry Division. "Table 2.2: U.S. Manufacturer's Sales Branches and Offices-Total and E-commerce Sales: 2010 and 2009." U.S. Census Bureau, 10 May 2012. Web. 22. Jan. 2013.

 

eMarketer

APA	eMarketer. (2013, Jan 25). This Year, All Publishers Go Mobile. Retrieved from eMarketer database.
MLA	eMarketer. "This Year, All Publishers Go Mobile." eMarketer. 25 Jan. 2013. Web. 28 Jan. 2013.

ClickZ

APA	Dohnert, James. (2012, November 30). Google Reveals Web Influencing Smartphone Sales. Retrieved from ClickZ.com.
MLA	Donhert, James. "Google Study Reveals Web Influencing Smartphone Sales." ClickZ. 30 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Jan. 2013.

 

 

Demographic Data

 

Census

APA	U.S. Census Bureau. (2000). Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: Provo, Utah. Retrieved November 5, 2012, from http://quickfacts.census.gov
MLA	U.S. Census Bureau. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: Provo, Utah. 2000. Web. 5 Nov 2012.

 

SimplyMap

APA	Geographic Research, Inc. (2012). Census 2010 Data.  Retrieved from SimplyMap database.
MLA	U.S. Census Data, 2010. SimplyMap database, based on data from the U.S. Census; accessed November 5, 2012.

 

 

Market Research

 

Marketresearch.com

APA	Packaged Facts. (2011).  Fats and Oils: Culinary Trend Mapping Report.  Retrieved from MarketResearch.com Academic database.
MLA	Packaged Facts. Culinary Trend Mapping Report: Fats and Oils. (2011). MarketResearch.com Academic database. 24 October, 2012.

Mintel

APA	Mintel. (2012). Back to School Shopping - US - January 2012. Retrieved from Mintel Reports database.
MLA	Mintel. Back to School Shopping - US. (2012, January). Mintel database.

 

SimplyMap 

Create your own description of the map or table you are citing, such as “Consumer Expenditures on Men’s Apparel.”

APA	Geographic Research, Inc. (2011). Map with 2010 Consumer Expenditure Data on Men's Apparel. Retrieved February 17, 2011, from SimplyMap database.
MLA	Consumer Expenditures on Men's Apparel, 2011 by States. SimplyMap database, based on data from the U.S. Census; accessed September, 4, 2012.