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Shortened citations and ibid.

Shortened citations:

After you have already cited a source, in subsequent footnotes you should use a shortened version of the citation. In most cases, the last name of the author and the main title of the work cited will be used in the shortened citation.

1 Maureen S. Andrade and Jonathan H. Westover, “Comparative Job Satisfaction and Its Determinants in For-Profit and Nonprofit Employees Across the Globe,” American Journal of Management 20, no.1 (2020): 46-47, https://doi:10.33423/ajm.v20i1.2752.

2 Brislin, Richard, The Undreaded Job: Learning to Thrive in a Less-Than-Perfect Workplace (Westport: ABC-CLIO, 2010), 73-78, ProQuest Ebook Central.

3 Andrade and Westover, “Comparative Job Satisfaction,” 48.

4 Brislin, Undreaded Job, 80.

 

ibid.

Previous versions of the Chicago style have recommended ibid. as an abbreviation for footnotes that cited the same source consecutively. The Chicago manual no longer recommends ibid. and now recommends abbreviated footnotes such as the following:

1 Brislin, Undreaded Job, 80.

2 Brislin, 80.

3 Brislin, 83.

SWOT Analysis

Nexis Uni:

N:

1 GlobalData, “Albertson's LLC; GlobalData - SWOT Analysis,” July 12, 2020, Nexis Uni.

B:

GlobalData. “Albertson's LLC; GlobalData - SWOT Analysis.” July 12, 2020. Nexis Uni.

Business Source Premier (MarketLine):

N:

1 MarketLine, “McDonald’s SWOT Analysis,” p. 3, June 19, 2020, EBSCOhost.

B:

MarketLine. “McDonald’s SWOT Analysis.” June 19, 2020. EBSCOhost.

Industry reports/Market reports

IBISWorld:

N:

1. Cecilia Fernandez, “Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in the US,” pp. 22-24, May 2020, IBISWorld.

B:

Fernandez, Cecilia. “Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in the US.” May 2020. IBISWorld.

Mintel:

N:

1. John Owen, “Grocery Retailing: Incl Impact of COVID-19 - US - April 2020,” p. 24, April 2020, Mintel.

B:

Owen, John. “Grocery Retailing: Incl Impact of COVID-19 - US - April 2020.” April 2020. Mintel.

Passport:

N:

1. Euromonitor, “Supermarkets in the US,” p. 4, March 2020, Passport.

B:

Euromonitor. “Supermarkets in the US.” March 2020. Passport.

Business Source Premier (MarketLine):

N:

1. MarketLine, “Food Retail in the United States,” pp. 12-17, August 2015, EBSCOhost.

B:

MarketLine. “Food Retail in the United States.” August 2015. EBSCOhost.

S&P Net Advantage:

N:

1. Arun Sundaram and Young, Jia.Y., “U.S. Food. & Staples Retailing,” p. 12, June 2020, S&P Net Advantage.

B:

Sundaram, Arun and Jia Y. Young. “U.S. Food & Staples Retailing.” June 2020. S&P Net Advantage.

Statista:

N:

1. Brick Meets Click, "Sales of grocery delivery and pickup in the United States in August 2019 and March to June 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars),” chart, July 6, 2020, Statista.

B:

Brick Meets Click. "Sales of grocery delivery and pickup in the United States in August 2019 and March to June 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 6, 2020. Statista.

Simmons MRI

N:

1. Simmons MRI, "Uber Mobile Individual Apps Used 30 Day," 2020, Simmons Brand Catalyst.

B:

Simmons MRI. "Uber Mobile Individual Apps Used 30 Day." 2020. Simmons Brand Catalyst.

Analyst/Investment Reports

Refinitiv Workspace:

N:

1. John Heinbockel, Steven Forbes, and Stephen Kovalsky, “Albertsons Companies Inc: ACI - BUY - The Refinancing Begins—$47 Million of Savings Worth $0.06 in EPS; Remain BUY,” Guggenheim, August 11, 2020, pp. 4-5, Refinitiv Workspace.

B:

Heinbockel, John, Steven Forbes, and Stephen Kovalsky. “Albertsons Companies Inc: ACI - BUY - The Refinancing Begins—$47 Million of Savings Worth $0.06 in EPS; Remain BUY.” Guggenheim. August 11, 2020. Refinitiv Workspace.

Bloomberg

Company Primer:

N:

1. Lee A. Klaskow and Adam Roszkowski, "FedEx Research," September 15, 2020, pp. 4, Bloomberg LP.

B:

Klaskow, Lee A. and Roszkowski, Adam. "FedEx Research." September 15, 2020. Bloomberg LP.

Industry Primer:

N:

1. Lee A. Klaskow and Adam Roszkowski, "Global Third-Party Logistics 2020 Midyear Outlook," June 29, 2020, pp. 2, Bloomberg LP.

B:

Klaskow, Lee A. and Roszkowski, Adam. "Global Third-Party Logistics 2020 Midyear Outlook." June 29, 2020. Bloomberg LP.

ESG indicators (from the Bloomberg Intelligence dashboard):

N:

1. Bloomberg, "Logistic Services ESG Indicators," accessed October 11, 2020, Bloomberg LP.

B: 

Bloomberg. "Logistic Services ESG Indicators." Accessed October 11, 2020. Bloomberg LP.

Profitability Indicators (from the Bloomberg Intelligence dashboard):

N:

1. Bloomberg, "Restaurants Profitability Indicators," accessed October 11, 2020, Bloomberg LP.

B:

Bloomberg. "Restaurants Profitability Indicators." Accessed October 11, 2020. Bloomberg LP.

Example of specialized metrics (from the Bloomberg Intelligence dashboard):

N:

1. Bloomberg, " Logistics Services: Small Package Indicators," accessed October 11, 2020, Bloomberg LP.

B:

Bloomberg. "Logistics Services: Small Package Indicators." Accessed October 11, 2020. Bloomberg LP.

B:

Financial Analysis:

N:

1. Bloomberg, "FedEx Corp Financial Analysis: Income Statement 2012-2022," accessed October 11, 2020, Bloomberg LP.

B:

Bloomberg. "FedEx Corp Financial Analysis: Income Statement 2012-2022." Accessed October 11, 2020. Bloomberg LP.

Harvard Business Cases

Harvard Business Case (Printed):

N:

1. Jose B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred, “Impossible Foods,” HBS No. 520-046 (Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2019), 4-5.

B:

Alvarez, Jose B. and Natalie Kindred. “Impossible Foods.” HBS No. 520-046. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2019.

Harvard Business Case (Online):

N:

1. Jose B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred, “Impossible Foods,” HBS No. 520-046 (Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2019), 4-5, https://hbsp.harvard.edu/.

B:

Alvarez, Jose B. and Natalie Kindred. “Impossible Foods.” HBS No. 520-046. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2019. https://hbsp.harvard.edu/.

Social Media

Twitter:

1. National Science Foundation (@NSF), “The ancient Japanese art form, origami, may advance products from soft robotics to medical devices to energy harvesters,” Twitter, August 8, 2020, 6:04 a.m., https://twitter.com/NSF/status/1292084156688629761.

B

National Science Foundation (@NSF). “The ancient Japanese art form, origami, may advance products from soft robotics to medical devices to energy harvesters.” Twitter, August 8, 2020, 6:04 a.m. https://twitter.com/NSF/status/1292084156688629761.

Facebook:

N:

1. Coldplay, “Performing at Paralympic Games 2012 with Rihanna, JAY-Z & Paraorchestra was one of our proudest moments,” Facebook, August 20, 2020, https://www.facebook.com/coldplay/posts/10163944397885253.

B:

Coldplay. “Performing at Paralympic Games 2012 with Rihanna, JAY-Z & Paraorchestra was one of our proudest moments.” Facebook, August 20, 2020. https://www.facebook.com/coldplay/posts/10163944397885253.