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Appendix 3 Methods of referring to other authors' work

(Adapted from: Weissberg, R. and Buker, S. (1990), Writing Up Research, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs).

In referencing, students can either emphasise the information provided by the author, or the author.

Information Prominent Citations

For example:

Employees are perceived as a vital component of an organisation (Brown, 1994, p.62).

Author Prominent Citations

Brown (1995) in her study of organisations concludes that ...

As Moodie (1991) has explained, ...

Loft and Murphy (1994) have pointed out that ...

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