Assignment:Organizational Behavior and Business Outcomes

Note: Remove this red type when submitting paper but as you can see above on the page 1 header ONLY you want to include those words Running head exactly as written…do not change or delete them. You will use “insert” then “header” then “edit header”, make your change on page 1, then scroll down to page 2 header and change to your paper title. The header is set up to be different on page 1 than on page 2 and beyond, so you will need to change both page 1 and page 2.

Title of Paper Goes Here APA Format Sixth Edition

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Abstract

When in doubt, check the sixth edition APA manual rather than relying on this template. (I do not like the two spaces after a period rule anymore than you do, but that’s what the APA manual softly suggests at the top of page 88.) An abstract is a single paragraph, without indentation, that summarizes the key points of the manuscript in 150 to 250 words. The purpose of the abstract is to provide the reader with a brief overview of the paper. Technically, you do not need to include an abstract unless you are going to publish, and it does not substitute for an introduction to the paper, but you may include one if you wish. Always ask your instructor about their preferences.

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Begin the body of your paper with an introduction but do not use the title “Introduction.” It is assumed the first paragraph is an introduction. APA style specifies that major sections of the paper (abstract, body, references, etc.) each begin on a new page with the heading (do not confuse heading with header (which is the gray title you see at the top of each page) centered at the top of the page. Sections can be further divided into subsections with headings. Unlike in earlier editions of the APA manual, in APA 6th edition you bold the titles within the paper (but not anything on the title page), as you see in the examples below.

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Heading Level 3 (Note the Indent, Bold and Period).

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Citations and References

There is plenty of information available on citation methods in the Kaplan Writing Center. They have some GREAT how to videos in terms of setting up your paper and citations, so well worth your time. When in doubt, follow the latest edition of the APA manual and any additional information you get in class.

Citations

The following is an example of a properly formatting citation used within a paragraph in APA. Notice that there are several types of in-text citations which are used in the paragraph below. No one type of citation is best, and the type of citation you choose will depend on your writing and the information you are using or providing:

“Educators have long suggested that having a large contingent of part time workers (in this case faculty) can lead to a bifurcated work force” (Gappa & Leslie, 1997, p. 1). According to Johnson (2006) most part time faculty are either full time faculty at other institutions or have made a professional career out of adjunct work at various institutions. Faculty therefore have no long term commitment to or from the institution (Maldonado & Riman, 2008). They rarely become part of the community of the institution and therefore, they never become part of the culture of the institution (Bergquist & Pawlak, 2008).

Notice in the above paragraph that several types of citation are used. The first citation is a direct quote which is indicated by the quotation marks. Therefore author last names, year and page all go in the parenthetical reference (the part within the parentheses). In the second citation the author is being used in the sentence itself rather than at the end, and therefore author name is outside of parentheses while year is within parentheses. In the third citation there is no direct quote and the information is paraphrased, or put into your own words, and therefore only author last names and year is listed. The final citation is the same as the third one in terms of APA rules.

References

An example of a References section is located later this template and shows use of capitalization and use of the hanging indent as well as double spacing throughout. Otherwise, the easiest way to do this is to type each reference without worrying about the hanging indent. Then, when you are finished, select all the references at once (and nothing else) and apply the hanging indent. You may need to check the box in word that keeps it from adding a space between paragraphs (same location as the hanging indent feature) so that you do not have too much space between entries on the reference page). Also remember that ONLY the first word in the title of a book or article should be capitalized unless there is a punctuation mark (period, colon, question mark) within the title. In that case the first word after the punctuation is also capitalized.

Assuming we have now finished the document, you will want to formulate the references page. You would insert a page break at the end of the paper to ensure that the reference page begins on a new page. Notice on the reference page that several types of outside sources are given as examples. Carefully review the use of italics, where they are used (journal name or book name in most cases, and the volume of a journal if there is one) and pay careful attention to the capitalization used in the references. Hope this helps!

References

Bergquist, W. & Pawlak, K. (2008). Engaging the six cultures of the academy. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.

Gappa, J. & Leslie, D. (1997). Two faculties or one? The conundrum of part-timers in a bifurcated workforce. New Pathways: Faculty career and employment for the 21st century. Working Papers Series, Inquiry #1. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Johnson, I.Y. (2006). Examining part-time faculty utilization and its impact on student retention at a public research university. Online Submission, Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) (46th, Chicago, IL, May 14–18, 2006).

Maldonado, E., & Riman, J. (2008). The adjunct advocate @ FIT: Bringing part time faculty.

Robbins, S., & Judge, T. (2013). Organizational behavior. (15th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall Publishing.