APA paper example
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Introduction (issue or issues you will deal with) - Beginning
topic
Body of the paper (subtitles) - Middle body of knowledge on the topic
Conclusion (what you learned or now believe and understand) End - Limitations
and recommendations to improve or use the topic in your professional
experience
Citing in the text (body):
Several studies have identified the explanatory variables of job
satisfaction (Pettit, Goris, & Vaught, 1997; Brown & Peterson,
1994; Herzburg, 1968; Jaworski & Kohli, 1991; Locke, 1976; Cranny,
Smith, & Stone, 1992).
Gribbins & Hunt (1978) mentioned that a manager’s role in the organization
finds its focal point in coordinating the organizational goals or objectives
and the needs of the employees.
References
Book:
Wren, D. A. (1994). The evolution of management thought. New
York: John Wiley and Son, Inc.
Journal Article:
Herzburg, F. (1968). One more time - how do you motivate employees?
Harvard Business Review, 46, 53-62.
APA paper example(s)
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In genral:
Introduction (issue or issues you will deal with) -
Beginning topic
Body of the paper (subtitles) - Middle body of knowledge
on the topic
Conclusion (what you learned or now believe and understand)
End - Limitations and recommendations to improve or use the topic in
your professional experience
The basics
Title Page (yes it counts as a page)
Abstract (it in my mind is two parts 1. What you are
studying and 2 what your learned or what you understand now and can
help you in the future) part 1 of an abstract you can write at the beginning
and part 2 is written at the end when you are done (it move the reader
to read your interesting work).
Introduction (some problem or opportunity your interested
in)
Method (how you went about finding knowledge (new or
old)
Results (what you found, what the interview said)
Discussion (what we learned and how/why it matters,
managerial implications, and then a nice wrapped up conclusion)
References (see examples)
Appendices (anything else that might help your paper
make money)
Citing in the text (body of the text):
Several studies have identified the explanatory variables of job satisfaction
(Pettit, Goris, & Vaught, 1997; Brown & Peterson, 1994; Herzburg,
1968; Jaworski & Kohli, 1991; Locke, 1976; Cranny, Smith, &
Stone, 1992).
Gribbins & Hunt (1978) mentioned that a manager’s role in
the organization finds its focal point in coordinating the organizational
goals or objectives and the needs of the employees.
Paraphrasing (in the body):
Kessler (2003) found that among epidemiological samples…
Early onset results in a more persistent and severe course (Kessler,
2003).
In 2003, Kessler’s Study of epidemiological samples showed (found,
posits, implies, demonstrates, etc…) that…
Two or more in one
Several studies believe/ have found (Miller, 1999; Shafranske &
Mahoney, 1990; Ortiz, 2012) that…
References (at the end of your paper)
Book:
Wren, D. A. (1994). The evolution of management thought. New
York: John Wiley and Son, Inc.
Journal Article:
Herzburg, F. (1968). One more time - how do you motivate employees?
Harvard Business Review, 46, 53-62.
Pratto, F. & John, O. P. (1991). Automatic vigilance: The attention-grabbing
power of negative social information. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 61, 380-391. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.61.3.380
So, basically you need the following:
Author Name(s)., Publication Date., Title of Work., Publication Data
(title of journal/book/magazine/report, chapter, number page.,-).
Web or electronic database (6.31-6.32). same as above plus a DOI.
Examples from APA website
TITLE
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
DISSCUSION
REFERENCES
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