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    The Company HISTORY (Appendix A) In 1967, the billionaire Kirk Kerkorian decided to start investing in Las Vegas. The first MGM Grand opens in 1973 on Las Vegas Boulevard. Five years later a second MGM Grand opens in Reno. The name MGM Grand derived from the Metro-Goldwin-Mayer movie studio where Kerkorian was the former owner. Unfortunately, in the 1980 the MGM Grand Las Vegas suffers of one of the worst high-rise fires in United States history and claims 87 lives. Kerkorian sells his two

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    Casino Industry Analysis

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    Competition (VERY HIGH) Due to the large growth within the gaming industry, a great number of gambling locations have been opened all around the world. The main goal of every company in gaming industry is to make money and attract many a customer. As a result, it will lead to increase the competition. Crown Casino stays to be the major players in

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    Everyone in their life might get a chance to experience an epic moment. Each person has their own definition and reaction towards that epic moment. For me, the first time looked at Van Gogh’s painting - Starry Night is a moment that I will never forget and I see it as my epic moment. Additionally, it is a moment where I got my first aesthetic experience. By looking at Starry Night, I had my first own aesthetic experience. At the same time it is the most intensive one in my life too. Even though I

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    Global Human Capital Management Trends Change is never easy. Casino X has been working with the same mindset for many years. In the past this was a profitable company but with the globalization of culture and the marketplace, due in part to the technology growth and the internet, they cannot successfully work with an outdated human resource system. The casinos have had a transactional style of leadership; believing that the primary purpose of a subordinate is to do their jobs, create clear work

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    about new developments in Singapore since its approval in 2005 by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong - The idea of “Integrated Resorts” (IR) Lifting a 40-year-old ban on gambling, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the country’s decision to allow operation of not one, but two new casinos. The policy overturned the strict anti-gambling rules put in place

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    1.0 Introduction Multinational corporations (MNCs) are powerful vehicles for the transfer of not only the capital and other production functions but also managerial and technical knowledge across nations. The effectiveness of human resource management (HRM) has been seen as the key to the success of MNCs in the 21st century. (Liu, W., 2004). There are three approaches for best staffing a subsidiary; ethnocentric approach when all key posts are filled by employing parent country nationals (PCNs).

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    Las Vegas (Vegas Inc, 2013). The company possesses 50% of investments in alternative properties in Nevada as well as Illinois. In their alternative segment, the company owns 51% of MGN in the China Holdings Ltd. that handles the operations of MGN Macau Resort as well as Casino (Sherman, 2010).

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    | QMDS400 PROJECT MANAGEMENT | VIP BANQUET PROJECT FOR GRAND LISBOA MACAU | 2012/11/30 | Contents VIP BANQUET PROJECT FOR GRAND LISBOA MACAU 0 1. Introduction 2 2. Scope Planning 4 2.1 Purpose 4 2.2 Scope Management Roles and Responsibilities 5 2.3 Scope Statement 5 2.4 WBS And WBS Dictionary 6 2.5 Scope Control 9 3. Resource Management 9 3.1.1 Gantt Chart 9 3.1.2 Critical Path 10 3.2 Resourcing Project 11 3.2.1 Available Resources 12 3.2.2 Vacation

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    LAS VEGAS Introduction Las Vegas is unique among U.S. cities. Las Vegas is the most populous city in the state of Nevada. Las Vegas is the 29th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 603,488 at the 2015 United States Census Estimates. This destination is famous for luxury casinos and show palaces offering non-stop recreation. The city has over the years become synonymous with glitter and glamour. Las Vegas since the late 1980s has acquired another identity as a center

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    DISNEY: LOSING MAGIC IN THE MIDDLE KINGDOM Hong Kong Disneyland will provide guests with an immersive experience to re-ignite “the magic that is the Disney storytelling tradition”. The park will act as a springboard for our other businesses throughout China and the region. - Andy Bird, president of Walt Disney International, August 20051 Three years after its opening in September 2005, Hong Kong Disneyland had yet to gather sufficient momentum to catapult its attendance rate to a satisfactory

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