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Twenge, J.M. & Campbell S.M. (2009). Generational differences in psychological traits and their impact on the workplace. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 23(8), 862-877. doi:10.1108/02683940810904367
Ericson, T.J. Alsop, R., Nicholson, P., & Miller, J. (2009). Gen Y in the workplace. Harvard Business Review, 87(2), 43-49. Retrieved February 10, 2009 from Business Source Premier database.
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Location: Publisher.
Lewis, R. & Dart, M. (2010). The new rules of retail: Competing in the world's toughest marketplace. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Format for eBooks Retrieved from Library Databases (e.g. Safari Books, EBSCO eBooks):
Sternberg, R. J., & Kaufman, J. C. (2001). The evolution of intelligence. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Sternberg, R. J., & Kaufman, J. C. (2001). The evolution of intelligence. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Retrieved from EBSCO eBooks database.
Format for eBooks Retreived from a Website:
Barton, Clara. (1904). A story of the Red Cross: Glimpses of field work. New York: D. Appleton and Company. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30230
National Restaurant Association (2008, November 14). Restaurant industry at a glance. Retrieved December 10, 2008 from http://www.restaurant.org/research/ind_glance.cfm.
U.S. Department of Commerce. (2009, March 31). Doing business in Argentina: 2009 country commercial guide for U.S. companies. Retrieved from http://www.export.gov/.
Tip: Use the PDF version of an online report to determine the date. If not available, use the abbreviation for "no date" (n.d.) and include the date of retrieval in the last line with the database name.
U.S. Census Bureau. (2008). 2008 Zip Code business patterns (NAICS). Retrieved from http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml.
U.S. Census Bureau. (2008-2012). Chico city, California: ACS demographic and housing estimates. American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP05.
MarketLine. (2015, May 1). McDonald's Corporation. [Company profile]. Retrieved from Business Insights Essentials database.