Fakulteta za organizacijske
študije v Novem mestu
Faculty of Organisation Studies in Novo mesto
PREDLOGA RUO - REVIJA ZA UNIVERZALNO
ODLIČNOST
TEMPLATE - JOURNAL OF UNIVERSAL EXCELLENCE
Številka/No: OBR-082
Izdaja/Ver.: 04
Journal of Universal Excellence,
month 20XX, year X, number Y, pp. XX–YY.
Article
Title up to 8 words
Name Surname*
Organization, address, postal code, city, state
email address
Name Surname
Faculty of Organisation Studies Novo mesto, Novi trg 5, 8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia
email@fos.unm.si
Abstract
Research Question (RQ): Description of research question, problem, topic.
Purpose: What is the research purpose and goal.
Method: How was the research purpose achieved, methods used and theoretical approach.
Results: Short description of the research results.
Organization: What is the research impact on managers, organization, or practice.
Society: What is the research impact on society, social responsibility and environment
Originality: What is new about this research, what is the value or the originality of the research.
Limitations / further research: Research limitations and suggestions for further research.
Keywords: keyword 1, keyword 2, keyword 3, keyword 4, keyword 5, keyword 6, keyword 7,
keyword 8.
1 Introduction
(1) description of the research question or problem
(2) purpose and goal of the research or why the research is important
2 Theoretical framework
(1) literature review or theoretical framework of the problem
(2) justifying hypotheses or theses
3 Method
(1) data collection
(2) theoretical (data) model of the research – also in graphical form – and instrument used
(3) data analysis
(4) reliability and validity of data constructs, data, models,...
* Correspondence author
Received: X. month 20XX; revised: X. month 20XX; accepted: X. month 20XX.
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4 Results
4.1 Result 1
State the results without discussion
4.2 Result 2
4.2.1 Results 22
An example of a table using APA:
Tabel 1. Wilcox nonparametric test
Future
Negative
Positive
Equal
Wilcox test
Total
vs.
ranges
ranges
ranges
a
[n]
z
p
Current
[n]
[n]
[n]
0
5
75
80
–2.24
0.06
01) Purchasing
0
6
74
79*
–2.45
0.03
02) Sales
1
7
72
80
–2.12
0.07
03) Production
Note. *: missing data, a: based on negative ranges, Negative ranges: future < current, Positive
ranges: future > current, Equal ranges: future = current. Adapted from Uporabne statistike (p. 99),
In F. Kralj, 2011, Ljubljana: DZS.
An example of a figure using APA:
Average
25
CI 95 %
20
15
10
Current
Future
Figure 1. Current and future state. Adapted from
“Izzivi prenove informatike”, by F. Kralj and A.
Novak, 2011, Revija upravljanje, 19, p. 20.
Copyright 2013 by the
An example of summarizing using APA:
Stanovnik et al. (2008, p. 20) find that Slovenia in comparison to the EU lags in the area of
innovative productivity.
An example of quoting using APA:
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Marolt and Gomišček (2005, p. 35) stress that “TQM adheres to the principle that the general
reason for the existence and activity of any organization is satisfying the demands and needs
of customers or consumers. For this reason, the primary goal of each organization is to satisfy
the demands and needs of its customers.”
How to write statistics using APA:
t-tests is written in the following form t(76) = 5.13, p < 0.001, r = 0.51. First group (M = 4.25,
SE = 0.08) express a greater degree of agreement than the second group (M = 3.00,
SE = 0.26).
4.3 Results 3
5 Discussion
(1) short description of the results
(2) discussing the results
(3) accepting or rejecting hypotheses
(4) include author's own opinion
6 Conclusion
(1) summary of the results
(2) contribution to the profession or scientific field, i.e. universal excellence
(3) influence on managers, management and organizations, or society, environmnet, and so
forth
(4) research limitations
(5) suggestions for further research
(6) sponsorships, research financed through contracts
Refer to the latest edition of APA for more detailed information.
References
1. Atesci, K., Bhagwatwar, A., Deo, T., Desouza, K. C., & Baloh, P. (2010). Business process
outsourcing: A case study of Satyam Computers. International Journal of Information
Management, 30(3), 277–282. doi: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.01.009
2. Brown, D., & Wilson, S. (2005). The Black Book of Outsourcing: How to Manage the Changes,
Challenges, and Opportunities. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.
3. Hoffmann, S. (2003). America Goes Backward. The New York Review of Books, 50(10). Retrieved
from http://www.nybooks.com/articles/16350
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4. Real Academia Española. (2001). Diccionario de la lengua española [Spanish dictionary] (22nd
Ed.). Madrid, Spain: Author.
Appendices: Title of appendix
Text of appendix.
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Name Surname (Short bibliography of the first author up to 10 lines: education, employment, professional and
scientific achievements).
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Name Surname (Short bibliography of the second author up to 10 lines: education, employment, professional
and scientific achievements).
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Faculty of organisation studies Novo mesto
Novi trg 5
8000 Novo mesto
Journal of Universal Excellence
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