Are you Correctly Citing Sources?

1. Are you Correctly Citing Sources? A quick look at citation (or lack there of) in action! By Dr. Jennifer L. Bowie

2. To Prevent Plagiarism: • If it wasn’t in your head before the research, cite it! • If the information came from any outside source, cite it! • If you use the exact phrasing of your source make it a quotation! • If you use the general ideas & info, but not the exact words you are paraphrasing and you still need to cite it! • For each citation provide an in-text citation and full source data in the bibliography/ works cited/reference page!

3. What do you think? Is this correct? India has very different norms of doing business than western culture that could affect the success of BWI. Indians do not like to make commitments over the phone due to a fear of being cut-off because until recently telecommunication channels were not very reliable (Katz, 2005, p.6). There is a lot of mistrust in business relationships rather than trust. Indians are also often late for appointments and is not considered wrong because personal life and family life take priority over business and productivity. Their lunch periods are much longer and deadlines are not as important but Indians are known to work longer than a typical 9-5 shift.

4. What do you think? Is this correct? With the high rate of infectious diseases in India at any one point 40-50 million people can be on medication for major sickness. 75% of Indians are on private healthcare and only 6% rely on government healthcare. The problems that face the Indian healthcare are the increased costs, high finance burden, income of the poor gets eroded and there is an increased risk of the government healthcare systems will be under-funded.

5. What do you think? Is this correct? South Africa has no single one business culture, therefore it is difficult to delineate business ethics across the country definitively. The oppression from the years of apartheid has left many South Africans distrustful of western, white influence (World Factbook). However, the white minority in South Africa dominates business, and thus the business ethics of South Africans is very heavily influenced by European business practices and most business dealings are done in English ("Business"). South Africans are transactional, unlike the Chinese and the Indians, and they do not need to establish close relationships before doing business ("South Africa: Guide"). Attitudes towards women in business resemble Western European or American attitudes—that is, women usually do not occupy senior level positions and may be treated condescendingly, but they are steadily gaining power and recognition in the industry, currently comprising about 41% of the business culture of South Africa ("Skills").

6. How does this look? What can we do about this? China’s business ethics reflect its society, which emphasizes the importance of strong relationships where everyone takes responsibility for fellow members of their group ("Do"). Where westerners build transactions, and if successful, build relationships, the Chinese believe it is important to make personal connections, or "quanxi," and then move onto business ("Business"). Obligations come from relationships, not contracts, therefore presenting a legal contract early in the transaction may be viewed as improper business etiquette ("Do"). The Chinese do not rush into decisions, and may deliberate a great length over something that may take an American businessperson five minutes to decide ("Do"). Because of this and taking into account the language barrier (which may make it more difficult to establish relationships, negotiate, and close business deals), much more time and travel may be necessary before business arrangements are finalized ("Do"). Women in China represent a large percentage of the total workforce in China, and they are employed at all levels of government as well as in economics, culture, education, and science ("Do"). Still, women occupy few positions of authority in most businesses, and women still struggle with stereotypes of women’s gender role ("Do").

7. How can we fix this? What can we do about this? China’s business ethics reflect its society, which emphasizes the importance of strong relationships where everyone takes responsibility for fellow members of their group ("Do"). Where westerners build transactions, and if successful, build relationships, the Chinese believe it is important to make personal connections, or "quanxi," and then move onto business ("Business"). Obligations come from relationships, not contracts, therefore presenting a legal contract early in the transaction may be viewed as improper business etiquette ("Do"). The Chinese do not rush into decisions, and may deliberate a great length over something that may take an American businessperson five minutes to decide ("Do"). Because of this and taking into account the language barrier (which may make it more difficult to establish relationships, negotiate, and close business deals), much more time and travel may be necessary before business arrangements are finalized ("Do"). Women in China represent a large percentage of the total workforce in China, and they are employed at all levels of government as well as in economics, culture, education, and science ("Do"). Still, women occupy few positions of authority in most businesses, and women still struggle with stereotypes of women’s gender role ("Do").

8. Better? • As the China-Window.com website suggests, China’s business ethics reflect its society, which emphasizes the importance of strong relationships where everyone takes responsibility for fellow members of their group. Where westerners build transactions, and if successful, build relationships, the Chinese believe it is important to make personal connections, or "quanxi," and then move onto business ("Business"). Obligations come from relationships, not contracts, therefore presenting a legal contract early in the transaction may be viewed as improper business etiquette ("Do"). According to China-Window.com , the Chinese do not rush into decisions, and may deliberate a great length over something that may take an American businessperson five minutes to decide. Because of this and taking into account the language barrier (which may make it more difficult to establish relationships, negotiate, and close business deals), much more time and travel may be necessary before business arrangements are finalized ("Do"). China-Window.com states that women in China represent a large percentage of the total workforce in China, and they are employed at all levels of government as well as in economics, culture, education, and science. But, drawing further on China-Window.com, women occupy few positions of authority in most businesses, and women still struggle with stereotypes of women’s gender role.

9. When in question? Cite it! Or ask me! • For more information on how to cite sources: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/ or see Kolin chapter 9 • In this class you may use MLA or APA. If you would like to use another method of citation ask permission first.

10. Let’s Prevent Plagiarism Together!