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9. A consolidated alphabetical list of all books, articles, essays and theses referred to (including any referred to in the tables, graphs and maps) should be provided. It should be typed in double-spacing and will be printed at the end of the article. All articles, books and these should be listed in alphabetical order of author, giving the author’s surname followed by initials. If more than on publication by the same authors is listed, the items should be given in chronological order. References should be embedded in text in the anthropological style. For example: ‘(Sarkar 1987: 145)’. Citations should be first alphabetical and then chronological, for example, ‘(Ahmed 1987; Sarkar 1987; Wignaraja 1950)’. The detailed style of referencing is as follows:
A. For Published Sources:
(a) Books:
Korten, D. 1995. When Corporation Rule the World. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.
(b) Edited Volumes:
Spears, L. (ed.). 1996. Reflections on Leadership, New York: John Wiley
(c) Articles in Edited Volumes:
Moon, C. 1994. ‘Changing Patterns of Business-Government Relations in South Korea’, in A. Maclntyre (ed.), Business and Government in Industrialising Asia, pp. 222-46. St. Leonards, NSW: Allen and Unwin.
(d) Articles Journals:
Parke, B., Y Zeira and T. Hatem. 1996. ‘International Joint Venture Mangers’, Journal of International Management, 2 (1): 1-29.
(e) Resources on the Internent:
Bajaj, M. (15 June 2004). Mobile Creches. http://www.indianngos.com/issue/education/interviews/mridulabajaj/fullinterview.htm.
B. Unpublished Dissertations and Theses
Sandee, H. 1995. ‘Innovations in Production’, unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. Amsterdam: Free University
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