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The following is taken from Research Methods for Business Students (3rd Edition) by M. Saunders, P Lewis and A Thornhill, published by FT Prentice Hall, 2003.
Table A2.1 Using the Harvard System to reference in the text
To refer to
Use the general format
For example
A single author
(Surname date)
(Saunders 1993)
Dual authors
(Surname and Surname date)
(Saunders and Cooper 1993)
More than two authors
(Surname et al. date)
(Slack et al. 1996)
Work by different authors generally
(Surname date; Surname date) in alphabetical order
(Baker 1996; Lewis 1998; Thornhill 1997)
Different authors with the same surname
(Surname, Initial date)
(Smith, J 1998)
Different publications by the same author
(Surname date; date) in ascending date order
(Lewis 1991; 1998)
Different publications by the same author from the same year
(Surname date letter), make sure the letter is consistent throughout
(Forster 1991a)
An author referred to by another author where the original has not been read (secondary reference)
(Surname date; cited by Surname date)
(Granovetter 1974; cited by Saunders 1993)
A corporate author
(Corporate name date)
(Hanson Trust plc 1990
A Newspaper article with no obvious author
(Newspaper name date)
(The Guardian 2002)
Another type of publication with no obvious author
(Publication title date)
(Labour Market Trends 2001)
An Internet site
(Site title date)
(Advertising Association 1999)
A publication for which the year of publication cannot be identified
(Surname or Corporate name nd), where �nd’ means no date (Surname or Corporate name, c. date) where �c’ means circa
(Woollons nd)
(Hattersley c. 1977)
A direct quotation
(Surname or Corporate name date, p. number) where �p’ means �page’ and number is the page in the original publication on which the quotation appears
�The Harvard method, which I use in this book, has a number of advantages over other methods’ (Bell 1999, p. 51)
Table A2.2 Using the Harvard System to reference in the references or bibliography
To reference
Use the general format
For Example
Books and Chapters in books
Book (first edition)
Surname, Initials and Surname, Initials (date) Title, Publisher, Place of publication
Saunders, MNK and Cooper, SA (1993) Understanding Business Statistics, DP Publications Ltd, London
Book (other than first edition)
Surname, Initials and Surname, Initials (date) Title (? Edn), Publisher, Place of publication
Morris, C (1999) Quantitative approaches to Business Studies (5th edn), Financial Times Pitman Publishing, London
Book (no obvious author)
Corporate name or Publication name (date) Title, Publisher, Place of publication
Mintel Marketing Intelligence (1998) Designerwear: Mintel Marketing Intelligence Report, Mintel International Group Ltd., London
Chapter in a book
Surname, Initials and Surname, Initials (DATE) Title, Publisher, Place of publication, Chapter ?
Robson, C (2002) Real World Research (2nd edn), Blackwell, Oxford, Chapter 3.
Chapter in an edited book
Surname, Initials (date) �Chapter title’, in Surname, Initials and Surname, Initials (eds), Title, Publisher, Place of Publication, page numbers
Craig, PB (1991) �Designing and using mail questionnaires’ in Smith, NC and Dainty, P (eds) The Management Research Handbook, Routledge, London, pp. 181 — 9
Journal Articles
Journal Article
Surname, Initials and Surname, Initials (date) �title of article’, Journal Name, volume number, part number, pages
Storey, J, Cressey, P, Morris, T and Wilkinson, A (1997) �Changing employment practices in UK banking: case studies’, Personnel Review, 26:1, 24 — 42
Journal article (no obvious author)
Corporate name or Publication name (date) �title of article’, Journal name, volume number, part number, pages
Local Government Chronicle (1993) �Westminster poised for return to AMA fold’ Local Government Chronicle, 5 November, p. 5
Government publications
Parliamentary papers including acts and bills
Country of origin (date) Title, Publisher, Place of publication
Great Britain (1994) Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, HMSO, London
Others (with authors)
As for books
As for books
Others (no obvious authors)
Department name or Committee name (date) Title, Publisher, Place of publication
Department of Trade and Industry (1992) The Single Market: Europe Open for Professions, UK Implementation, HMSO, London
To reference
Use the general format
For Example
Newspapers, including CD-ROM databases
Newspaper article
Surname, Initials and Surname, Initials (date) �Title of article’, Newspaper name, place of printing, day, month, pages
Roberts, D (1998) вЂ?BAe sells property wing for ÐЈ301m’, The Daily Telegraph, London, 10 October, p. 31
Newspaper article (no obvious author)
Newspaper name (date) �Title of article’,