Referencing Test

Task 1: Highlight anything wrong with the following in-text examples. (50 pts)

1. According to surveys most adults think the A level examination system in the UK needs
reforming.
-> According to (a survey by) Smith (2012), most adults think the A level examination
system in the UK needs reforming.
2. Temporary workers have been defined as “those who believe their job are temporary”
(Gallie, et al, pg 34)
-> Temporary workers have been defined as “those who believe their job are temporary”
(Gallie et al., 2000, p. 34).
3. “A contract of employment is formed when an offer of employment is made and is
accepted” (Lewis, Thornhill and Saunders 2003)
-> “A contract of employment is formed when an offer of employment is made and is
accepted” (Lewis, Thornhill, & Saunders, 2003, p. 45).
4. According to Burnes, the most significant event to affect the economic world as we now
see it was the British Industrial Revolution which began in the late eighteenth century.
-> According to Burnes (2000), the most significant event to affect the economic world
as we now see it was the British Industrial Revolution which began in the late eighteenth
century.
do.
5. Peterson et al (2005) claim that many organizations are attempting to gain a competitive
advantage by integrating their suppliers more thoroughly into key supply chain
processes. (Available from:
http://www.napm.org/Pubs/journalscm/Spring05JournalAbstracts.cfm)
-> Many organizations are attempting to gain a competitive advantage by integrating
their suppliers more thoroughly into key supply chain processes (Peterson et al.,
2005).
Task 2: Correct the following list of references. (50 pts)
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1. Billingham, J. (2003), Giving Presentations, Oxford, Oxford University Press

-> Billingham, J. (2003). Giving Presentations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

2. Vorst, J. (2002) ‘E-business initiatives in food supply chains’, International Journal of

Logistics, Vol.5, No 2

-> Vorst, J. (2002). E-business initiatives in food supply chains. International Journal
of Logistics, 5(2).

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3. Petersen J., Ragatz, G., Monczka, R., (2005) ‘An Examination of Collaborative Planning
Effectiveness and Supply Chain Performance’, The Journal of Supply Chain Management,
Vol. 41, No 2.[WWW] Available from:
http://www.napm.org/Pubs/journalscm/Spring05JournalAbstracts.cfm [Accessed: 16th
Aug 2005]

-> Petersen J., Ragatz, G., & Monczka, R. (2005). An Examination of Collaborative

Planning Effectiveness and Supply Chain Performance. The Journal of

Supply Chain Management, 41(2). Retrieved from
http://www.napm.org/Pubs/journalscm/Spring05JournalAbstracts.cfm

4. Lewis, P., et al. Employee Relations: understanding the employment relationship,

London, FT Prentice Hall

-> Lewis, P., Burnes, B., & Halal, W. (2000). Employee Relations: understanding the

employment relationship. London: FT Prentice Hall.

5. Gallie, David., et al. (1998) Restructuring the employment relationship, Oxford,

Clarendon Press

-> Gallie, C., & David, B. (1998). Restructuring the employment relationship. Oxford:
Clarendon Press.