Academic and professional researchers use citations for various purposes, including:
If you understand the basic principles of citation and know how to construct your own citations, you can move more easily between the different citation styles that you likely will be required to use in real-world scenarios.
Focuses on using citations in PowerPoint presentations, but the bibliography examples will be helpful to see how to cite specific types of business sources (industry reports, etc.).
One of the most widely used citation styles for research is the Chicago Manual of Style. Fields that use it include business, film and media studies, history, and journalism.
Kate L. Turabian’s Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations is a common variation of the Chicago style within academia, especially for theses and dissertations, as the title notes. It is only available in print.