Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI Company.

Since casino liberalization, Macau has been undergoing metaphoric changes that are fundamental, rapid, and far-reaching. This poses a challenge to Macau people to cope with life changing circumstances to the extent of rediscovering their hometown which have changed profoundly as evident by the city‘s ever-changing skyline. Having said so, this study aims to explore the effects of large-scale casino development on Macau residents‘ sense of place, and how their changing sense of place determines their support for casino development. To achieve this study purpose, three interrelated research objectives are laid down for the study. They are (1) to assess the impact of casino liberalization on Macau society, (2) to describe Macau residents’ sense of place amid the casino boom, and (3) to delineate the structural relationship between casino impact, sense of place, place satisfaction, and support for casino development. By using a purely quantitative approach based on a comprehensive resident survey, the study identified both positive and negative casino impact factors as affecting Macau people economically, socially, and environmentally. More importantly, these casino impact factors were also found to exhibit significant predictive power in explaining respondents‘ sense of place intensity, therefore empirically validating a posited relationship between the impact of casino development and inhabitants’ sense of place. The study also found that respondents’ sense of place carried obvious connotations of modernity and exquisiteness because respondents were using everyday vocabularies such as ‘rich’, ‘lively’, ‘developed’, and ‘unique’ to express their perceptions of the new Macau. This brief glossary of words, which characterizes successful urban development, was also found to associate strongly with their sense of place assessments. Finally, the study validated an integrated conceptual model within which the sense of place construct assumes a decisive role in affecting place satisfaction and support for casino development. The contribution of this study lies in the fact it has brought to our attention residents’ sense of place as an important determinant for the success of any large-scale tourism project such as casino development. This study has also provided a new breath to the traditional casino impact studies by taking a new look at an old problem through a cross-disciplinary perspective. / published_or_final_version / Geography / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

The political sovereignty of indigenous Southern Californians has deep history of disenfranchisement and paternalism. A steady decline characterized the political authority and autonomy from the 18th century to 1850 when indigenous tribes of Southern California were in proximity of Spanish Missionaries and later, Mexican ranchers. Following the inclusion of California into the Union, this decline turned into a sharp drop. This paper looks at the history of these people under the three above-mentioned time frames and then analyzes how tribal gaming is effecting the current political sovereignty of Southern Californian Tribes. Special attention is given to the Barona Casino in San Diego to put into context, how tribal gaming is serving as a catalyst for change in the relationship between the California state government and tribal governments.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rutgers University, 2007. / "Graduate Program in Economics." Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-114).

Literature has been reviewed on the formation and structure of groups and teams in order to establish what differences there are in the types of teams that exist in the modern workplace, and what it is that facilitates effective and high performance of such teams. From the results of the qualitative research conducted, the author is of the opinion that the notion of teams operating in the regulated casino environment is somewhat exaggerated. At year end functions and award ceremonies, mention is made of the teams that successfully contributed to the various achievements but, upon closer inspection, no teams are evident at the “coal face”. Some of the reasons for this may be that there appears to be a lack of those skills necessary to harness people into successful teams especially during the early stages of the business lifecycle. Too few people at grass root level have the required knowledge, skills and attitude to take the lead and form a team especially in an unfamiliar environment. It may also be as a result of the different management styles imposed on the labour force over a long period of time. As organisations are forced to become more competitive, especially on the global market, it is the author’s opinion that the management style in progressive organisations will probably have shifted from autocratic to paternalistic to democratic; yet very few businesses are practicing participative management, although buzzwords relating to participative management are used freely. Ultimately, accountability rests with top management and results are measured by bottom line figures. Since accountability is centralised, the intrinsic and extrinsic rewards for success are also confined to management who is likely to be criticised, attacked, or got rid of, and these recipients are often not volunteering to share the benefits reaped – even though the recipients would mutter words such as “if it were not for my team” or “ thanks to my team”. With this viewpoint in mind the treatise aims to address specific and practical interventions that could be implemented without much organisational change and yet developing a culture of team development and team building within an organisation. The author is of the opinion that the responses imparted from the different respondents in the research results could benefit Sun International within its training methodology policy framework. Although, each casino unit is managed autonomously, Sun International, via its centralised training facility, could apply successful specific and practical training interventions in respect of team dynamics. Results extracted from unit staff climate surveys and staff feedback sessions could be collated from the different training departments within the group and presented in workshops at quarterly conferences and feedback seminars. The effectiveness of these interventions, once implemented, could be assessed in a performance measurement framework. Eales-White (1996: 34) quotes Peters as saying, “I observe the power of the team is so great that it is often wise to violate common sense and force a team structure on almost anything … companies that do, will achieve greater focus, stronger task orientation and enhanced individual commitment.

En el presente trabajo se propone realizar el estudio y análisis de algunas normas o políticas de la regulación de la actividad de juegos de casino y/o máquinas tragamonedas en el Perú, a través del Test de la proporcionalidad (adecuación, necesidad y proporcionalidad en sentido estricto), lo cual conlleva la revisión de los fines que se pretenden alcanzar con las mismas. El estudio abarca distintos tópicos tales como la libertad de empresa, el análisis o ponderación de las políticas regulatorias, constitución económica, y recoge las sentencias expedidas por el Tribunal Constitucional en dicha materia. Cabe indicar que la actividad de juegos de casino y máquinas tragamonedas se desarrolla en nuestro país bajo algunos costos, y al ser una actividad que el Estado permite de manera excepcional, incluso desincentiva, dichos costos suelen ser muy altos, siendo asumidos no sólo por los empresarios que deseen ingresar en dicho negocio (libre iniciativa privada), sino también por la sociedad y sus usuarios de dichos establecimientos. Dichos costos se sustentan o deberían sustentarse en los fines y objetivos de la regulación. En este sentido, a través del Test de la proporcionalidad se pretende analizar algunos de los requisitos y condiciones establecidos en la regulación de la actividad de juegos de casino y máquinas tragamonedas en nuestro país, y dadas sus características y efectos económicos que involucra, determinar si son idóneos para alcanzar los fines y objetivos que se han propuesto.

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El officer compliance aparece como responsable del cumplimiento normativo de una empresa, su alcance complementa los objetivos legales que persigue, pues su trabajo consiste en crear un sistema corporativo responsable. Nuestro objetivo general es implementar la figura del officer compliance en la norma habilitante de las empresas de casino y tragamonedas. Nuestros Objetivos Específicos son: (i) identificar la situación de riesgo que afrontan las empresas de casino y tragamonedas; (ii) analizar la figura del Office compliance como mecanismo que permita reducir el riesgo empresarial (iii) integrar la figura del officer compliance como requisito obligatorio para la constitución de empresas en la ley 27153. Utilizando una metodología de investigación cualitativa para un mejor análisis se logrará demostrar la importancia de la figura del officer compliance en el ordenamiento peruano, permitiendo que la empresa sea segura y transparente ante un mercado económico que se ha vuelto rígido en la actualidad.

University of Macau / Faculty of Law

published_or_final_version / Criminology / Master / Master of Social Sciences