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Wynn Resorts, Ltd.
Doh, Ming Ji - 2011
revenues from casino and Macau properties. The company sets up several subsidiaries to operate business more effectively and … retains the most influential person, Steve Wynn, in the casino resorts business. The maturity of the casino resorts varies … issues do not strongly affect this business. Based on the business maturity and the nature of the casino resorts, the threat …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009463241
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Motivations for US Foreign Direct Investment
Buoninfante, Christina - 2009
The purpose of this thesis is to determine US firms’ motivations for foreign direct investment and to explore to what extent US firms continue to invest into China and India. I first correlate the agricultural, industrial, and service sectors in the United States with those of China and India....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009463628
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The role of customer-contact personnel in the marketing of a retail bank's services
Julian, Craig C; Ramaseshan, Balasubramanian - 1994
Examines the role and importance of customer-contact personnel in the marketing of a bank's financial services and the … personal selling of services and their role and importance in the marketing of the bank's financial services. The results were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475228
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Take Me Out of the Ball Game: The Efficacy of Public Subsidies in the Success of Professional Sports Stadiums
Chodosh, Jonah - 2011
This paper weights the relative advantages of multiple factors that lead to the success of professional sports stadiums in major markets, though a discussion of the arguments for and against public subsidies towards these projects. Using a logit statistical model, the paper determines that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468763
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Identify Key Business Strategies to Target the Mass Market in Macau
Chen, Chia-Li - 2011
Statement of Purpose:The purpose of this paper is to examine Macau?s present gaming environment and identify factors that will contribute to the success of a mass gaming market in Macau. The study intends to provide economic justification and tourism policy considerations which support the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484168
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Improving Business Performance through Effectively Managing Employees
Poquette, Ross E.L. - 2011
Businesses in today’s highly competitive environment need to be aware of the best methods for motivating, training, developing, and promoting a diverse environment in an organization. These methods will be examined in order to gain an understanding of what works well and how the ideal...
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A Choice model approach to business and leisure traveler's preferences for green hotel attributes
Millar, Michelle - 2009
environmentally friendly hotel room attributes, was to identify both the type of environmentally friendly hotel room that business and … can use this information to develop specific marketing campaigns geared towards their green consumers. Future research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009458748
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A community based approach for the operation and maintenance of shared basic water and sanitation services in informal settlements within the municipal jurisdiction of the City of...
Illing, Cindy - 2009
Access to basic water and sanitation services in South Africa is considered a basic human right, and constitutionally, local government is responsible for the provision thereof. However, in the informal settlements in towns and cities, residents continue to be exposed to environmental health...
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Human resource development and 'casualisation' in hotels and resorts in Eastern Australia: getting the best to the customer?
Cairncross, Grant; Kelly, Stephen J - 2008
This paper provides an analysis of human resource development and knowledge capital management relations practices used by hotels and resorts in 2007. The study examined the employment instruments used, methods of employee recruitment, selection, staff turnover trends, remuneration policies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475213
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Epistemology of capital structure decisions by building contractors in Hong Kong
Chiang, Yat-Hung; Cheng, Eddie WL; Lam, Patrick TI - 2010
Purpose – This paper aims to identify a set of potential determinants of capital structure. By knowing the key determinants, it is possible to understand how building contractors make decisions on capital structure.Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey was conducted to solicit...
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