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Harvard Referencing Style: Case Studies & Standards

Referencing Case Studies

IN-TEXT CITATION

Spar and Burns (2000) ...

.... (Spar & Burns, 2000)

"....." (Spar & Burns, 2000:8)


FORMAT OF A REFERENCE TO A CASE STUDY

Author’s surname, Initials. Year. ‘Title.’ Case number. Place: Publisher or Institution.

Note that the title is not italicised.


EXAMPLE OF A REFERENCE TO A PRINTED CASE STUDY

Spar, D. and Burns, J. 2000. ‘Hitting the wall: Nike and International Labor Practices.’ HBS 700047.  Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing.


EXAMPLE OF A REFERENCE TO AN ELECTRONIC CASE STUDY FROM A DATABASE

Mathu, K.M. and Scheepers, C. 2016.  'Leading change towards sustainable green coal mining'. Available from:Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, < https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/EEMCS-01-2016-0007> [Accessed on: 7 June 2017].

Referencing Standards

IN-TEXT CITATION

South African Bureau of Standards (2013) ...

... (South African Bureau of Standards, 2013).

"....." (South African Bureau of Standards, 2013: 3).


FORMAT OF A REFERENCE  TO A STANDARD

Name of the Authorizing Body. Year. Number and Title of Standard. Place of Publication: Publisher.


 EXAMPLE OF A REFERENCE TO A PRINT STANDARD

British Standards Institute.2015. ​BS ISO 14001:Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use. ​London: British Standards Institute.


EXAMPLE OF A REFERENCE  TO AN ELECTRONIC STANDARD TAKEN FROM A DATABASE

South African Bureau of Standards. 2013. SANS 1300​: Quality management — Customer satisfaction — Guidelines for monitoring and measuring​. [online]. Pretoria: South African Bureau of Standards. Available from:<https://www.sabs.co.za/Standardss/index.asp> [ Accessed on: 17 March 2014].