Referencing Test

Task 1: Highlight anything wrong with the following in-text examples.

1. According to surveys most adults think the A level examination system in the UK needs
reforming.
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2. Temporary workers have been defined as “those who believe their job are temporary”
(Gallie, et al, pg 34)
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3. “A contract of employment is formed when an offer of employment is made and is

accepted” (Lewis, Thornhill and Saunders 2003)
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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.
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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)
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Task 2: Correct the following list of references.

1. Billingham, J. (2003), Giving Presentations, Oxford, Oxford University Press

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

Logistics, Vol.5, No 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]
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4. Lewis, P., et al. Employee Relations: understanding the employment relationship,

London, FT Prentice Hall
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5. Gallie, David., et al. (1998) Restructuring the employment relationship, Oxford,

Clarendon Press
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