Speech Marks??

[ilovemarkb]

is the following correct (grammatically and double single speech marks???) thanks x

According to (Kouzes and Posner, 1995) there are five fundamental practices that are essential for exemplary leadership. The first practice is to “model the Way” which suggests that leaders must demonstrate commitment be becoming involved because actions speak louder than words.

[Buenchico]

Threads about the correct use of English tend to be extremely long,with plenty of conflicting views. For what it's worth, here's how I see it:

If you're writing an academic article the first part, "According to (Kouzes and Posner, 1995)", should be replaced with "Kouzes and Posner stated that . . .", together with a numbered footnote reading:
"Kouzes, J. M., and Posner, B. Z., Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993"

'That', in the second line should ideally be replaced by 'which'.

I'm happy with the double speech marks but, unless Kouzes and Posner deliberately chose to use a capital letter for 'Way', I can't see why it's there.

There needs to be a comma after the speech marks.

I assume that 'be' is a typo and should read 'to'.

OK, let the arguments begin!
;-)

[factor-fiction]

I wonder if the 'be' was meant to say 'by', Buenchico.

[Buenchico]

Ah, yes, that makes more sense, F-F.

Thanks!

[elliemay1]

"be" should be "by". Would put a comma before and after speech marks. Would also put comma after involved. Is there any need for brackets around K and P? Agree with changing "that" to "which".

[Buenchico]

Possibly a pedantic point . . .

. . but the second sentence might make more sense if it specified exactly what leaders should actually 'become involved' in. (e.g. " . . by becoming involved in day-to-day management").

[anaxcrosswords]

The general rule used to be that "This" is only used to represent spoken words while 'this' refers to quotes from text, but the distinction has become blurred over the years.

[dr b]

Depending on the outlet for the writing, it could also be:

According to Kouzes and Posner (1995), there are five...

With the reference to the article in a "references" section at the end of the manuscript. Most academic journals do it this way.

[ilovemarkb]

ok thanks guys and yes it should have said by thank you xxx