APA CITATION EXAMPLES

ONE AUTHOR

Bennis, W. (2017, July 27). What is leadership? Date accessed: November 12, 2018, from
http://leadershipsculptor.com/defining-leadership/

According to Bennis (2017), leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is
well-communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own
leadership potential.” Leadership is mainly what a person does through his understanding and his
capabilities.
OR

Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well-communicated, building

trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential. Leadership
is mainly what a person does through his understanding and his capabilities. (Bennis, 2017)

TWO AUTHORS (and or &)

Bass, B.M. & Avolio, B.J. (1994). Improving organizational effectiveness through transformational
leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Date accessed: November 17, 2018, from
http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1995-97316-000

Transformational leadership forces major changes on individuals and social systems, when
applied best it positively affects employees. This leadership style pushes and motivates employees and
gives them a sense of importance in the organization. (Bass & Avolio, 1994)

OR

Bass and Avolio (1994) state that transformational leadership forces major changes on individuals
and social systems, when applied best it positively affects employees. This leadership style pushes and
motivates employees and gives them a sense of importance in the organization. (B.M. & Avolio, 1994)
 THREE AUTHORS ((et al.)

Cherry, K., Pegion, K., Kirtman, B. P., (2008, October 23), How Does Laissez-Faire Leadership Work?
Date accessed: November 17, 2018, from https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-laissez-faire-
leadership-2795316

Usually, this guarantees safety and accuracy of the job. Although, it can limit flexibility and send
of a rigid environment throughout the company. One small mistake can result in a huge error. (Cherry et
al., 2008)
OR
Cherry et al. (2008) confirmed that usually, this guarantees safety and accuracy of the job.
Although, it can limit flexibility and send of a rigid environment throughout the company. One small
mistake can result in a huge error.

More than THREE AUTHORS (et al.)

Becker, E., Collins, D. C., LaJoie, E., Burgman, R., Bell, R., DelSole, R., Min, D., Zhu, Y., Li, W.,
Sinsky, E., Guan, H., Gottschalck, J., Metzger, E. J., Barton, N. P., Achuthavarier, D., Marshak, J.,
Koster, R. (2015). The subseasonal experiment (SubX): A multimodel subseasonal prediction
experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100(10), 2043-
2061. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0270.1

The term employee behavior refers to the way in which employees respond to specific
circumstances or situations in the workplace. While many elements determine an individual's behavior in
the workplace, employees are shaped by their culture and by the organization's culture. (Becker et al.,
2015)
OR

According to Becker et al. (2015), the term employee behavior refers to the way in which
employees respond to specific circumstances or situations in the workplace. While many elements
determine an individual's behavior in the workplace, employees are shaped by their culture and by the
organization's culture.
 IF NO AUTHOR (first 2 or 3 words of the title followed by 3 dots (…))

Improving organizational effectiveness through transformational leadership (2014, November 25).

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Date accessed: November 17, 2018, from
http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1995-97316-000

Organizational performance involves analyzing a company’s performance against its objectives

and goals. In other words, organizational performance comprises real results or outputs compared with
intended outputs. (Improving organizational …, 2014)

IF NO DATE (n.d.)

Bass, B.M. & Avolio, B.J. (n.d.). Improving organizational effectiveness through transformational
leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Date accessed: November 17, 2018, from
http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1995-97316-000

Organizational performance involves analyzing a company’s performance against its objectives

and goals. In other words, organizational performance comprises real results or outputs compared with
intended outputs. (Bass & Avolio, n.d.)
OR
Bass and Avolio (n.d.) stated that organizational performance involves analyzing a company’s
performance against its objectives and goals. In other words, organizational performance comprises real
results or outputs compared with intended outputs.

IF NO AUTHOR and NO DATE

Improving organizational effectiveness through transformational leadership (n.d.). Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications. Date accessed: November 17, 2018, from http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1995-97316-
000

Organizational performance involves analyzing a company’s performance against its objectives

and goals. In other words, organizational performance comprises real results or outputs compared with
intended outputs. (Improving organizational …, n.d.)