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General Business 360 Research Guide

Review Sites

Includes Glassdoor, Yelp, TripAdvisor, etc.

 

General Rules: Citing Review Sites

In-text Citation: Information to Include

In-text citations and signal phrases can be woven into sentences and paragraphs in multiple ways, and what you emphasize depends on what information will be most relevant and/or persuasive to your reader. However, the following information should always be included:

  • Attributive tag or signal phrase that introduces your source
  • Author, if available
  • Date, if available; otherwise use n.d., the notation for "no date"

 

Reference Citation: Information to Include

Individual Username. (Year, Month Day). Title of Review Page in Italics. URL_but_not_active_hyperlink

 

Specific Example: Review Posted by an Individual

In-text Citation

On glassdoor.com, one current employee, a language strategist, praised Procter & Gamble’s protocols and management (Anonymous Employee, 2018).

 

References Page Entry

Anonymous Employee. (2018, August 3). Proctor & Gamble Reviews. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Procter-and-Gamble-Reviews-E544_P2.htm#

 

 

Specific Example: Review Posted by the Review Site (often as rankings or reports)

In-text Citation Options

According to a recent Vault (2019) ranking of consulting firms, Oliver Wyman ranks fifth and is notable for helping employees achieve a comfortable work/life balance.

 

Oliver Wyman, a highly rated consulting firm, is committed to working with nonprofits, providing pro-bono services to organizations such as Women's World Banking, Trees for Cities, and Guiding Eyes for the Blind (Vault, 2019).

 

References Page Entry

Vault. (2019). Vault 2020 Consulting 50. https://www.vault.com/company-profiles/managementstrategy/oliver-wyman