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Business Citation Guide: Company Reports (from Business Databases)

This guide provides examples for citing business resources in APA, MLA, and Chicago citation styles.

Company Reports (from Business Databases)

Type Example
Works Cited List Citation

"Title of Report." Database Name. Accessed Day Shortened Month Year.  

Example:

"Metro Inc Competitors." D&B Hoovers. Accessed 3 Apr. 2019.

Note: This report is constantly updated as new information is added, so you need to include an access date.

In-Text Citation Example

("Shortened Title of Report")

Example:

("Metro Competitors")

 

Type Example
Works Cited List Citation

"Title of Report." Database Name, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers.  

Example:

"Company Profile Starbucks Corporation." MarketLine Advantage, 4 Jan. 2019, pp. 1-80.

Note: Marketline Advantage does not provide analyst names on their reports. 

In-Text Citation Example

("Title of Report" Page Number)

Example:

("Company Profile Starbucks Corporation" 17)

 

Type Example
Works Cited List Citation

"Title of Report." Database Name. Accessed Day Abbreviated Month Year. 

Example:

"Barrick Gold Corp." Mergent Online. Accessed 5 Sept. 2019.

Note: This report is constantly updated as new information is added, so you need to include an access date.

In-Text Citation Example

("Shortened Title of Report")

Example:

("Barrick Gold")

 

Type Example
Works Cited List Citation

"Title of Report." Database Name. Accessed Day Abbreviated Month Year. 

Example:

"Imperial Oil Corporate Affiliations." Nexis Uni. Accessed 15 Apr. 2019.

Note: This report is constantly updated as new information is added, so you need to include an access date.

In-Text Citation Example

("Shortened Title of Report")

Example:

("Imperial Oil")

 

Type Example
Works Cited List Citation

"Title of Report." Database Name. Accessed Day Abbreviated Month Year. 

Example:

"Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Company Snapshot." Factiva. Accessed 15 Apr. 2019.

Note: This report is constantly updated as new information is added, so you need to include an access date.

In-Text Citation Example

("Shortened Title of Report")

Example:

("Starwood Hotels")

 

Type Example
Works Cited List Citation

Note: Bloomberg reports may list an analyst's name. Make sure to check for an analyst's name on the report and include in the citation if present as follows:

Analyst name: Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Report." Database Name, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers, if available.

No analyst name: "Title of Report." Database Name, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers, if available.  

Example:

Ferguson, George, and Francois Duflot.  "Global Aerospace Industry Outlook." Bloomberg, 12 December 2018.

In-Text Citation Example

(First Author's Last Name and Second Author's Last Name Page Number if available)

Example:

(Ferguson and Duflot)

 

Type Example
Works Cited List Citation

"Title of Report." Database Name. Accessed Day Abbreviated Month Year. 

Example:

"Etsy, Inc." PrivCo. Accessed 22 Apr. 2019.

Note: This report is constantly updated as new information is added, so you need to include an access date.

In-Text Citation Example

("Shortened Title of Report")

Example:

("Etsy, Inc.")

 

Type Example
Works Cited List Citation

Note: Sustainalytics reports may list an analyst's name. Make sure to check for an analyst's name on the report and include in the citation if present as follows:

Analyst name: Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Report." Database Name, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers, if available.

No analyst name: "Title of Report." Database Name, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers, if available.  

Example:

"Barrick Gold Corp. Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating Report." Sustainalytics, 2021, pp. 1-95.

In-Text Citation Example

("Shortened Report Name" Page Number, if available)

Example:

("Barrick Gold Corp. Sustainalytics" 9)