Referral Assessment Plan: Integrated Resort Development in Singapore

This project is a dissertation focused on the development of Integrated Resorts (IR) in Singapore, examining the economic, social, and environmental factors involved. The research aims to review value creation opportunities for IR development, considering stakeholder interests and comparing Singapore's context to other Southeast Asian examples. The methodology includes a descriptive research design with primary data collected through surveys of local residents. The findings suggest that IRs contribute to job creation, enhance leisure options, and boost the entertainment sector. The study concludes with recommendations for the Singapore government, including policy preparation, further IR construction, and job opportunity creation, to enhance tourism and economic growth. The research draws on a wide range of academic sources to support its analysis and recommendations.

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Referral Assessment Plan
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Table of Contents
Research and Programme Philosophy:............................................................................................2
Research Aim and Objectives:.........................................................................................................2
Aim of the Research:...................................................................................................................2
Objectives of the Research:.........................................................................................................2
Theoretical Rationale:......................................................................................................................3
Research Methods:...........................................................................................................................3
Data Analysis and Findings:............................................................................................................3
Conclusions and Recommendations:...............................................................................................4
Bibliography:...................................................................................................................................5

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Research and Programme Philosophy:
The presentation of the suitable study philosophy helps in identifying the proper details
that are needed for the research topic. Selecting the appropriate research philosophy helps in
gaining deeper insight connected to the research topic. For this specific research study, the
philosophy of positivism is selected as the appropriate one in order to deal with the several
applications of the utilization of diverse types of logics while making the analysis of various
types of hidden information. The theory of positivism is also seen to have dominated in the
overall research study while making use of various types of scientific methods as well as data
collected from the observations. Besides the use of philosophy of positivism, the ontology
philosophy is also utilized so as to provide limitations founded on the investigation conducted in
the enquiry study.
Research Aim and Objectives:
Aim of the Research:
The goal of this investigation study is to review value creation prospects for progress of
Integrated Resort (IR) considered the economic, social as well as environmental factors and also
considered the stakeholder interests. The research work is based on determining existing
knowledge of the opportunities plus threats to establish and sustain IR. There is determining a
comparison for the Singapore specific opportunities as well as threats which are raised while
development work of IR is done in Singapore.
Objectives of the Research:
 To review the key factors in Establishing and Sustaining an Integrated Resort (IR)

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 To review through case examples achievement of IRs that have been established in SE
Asia
 To examine whether a project of establishing a proposed IR development on the East
Coast of Singapore will have positive impacts on visitors as well as to the local
community
Theoretical Rationale:
The rationale of the study is that it is necessary to develop IR so as to offer tourism while
establishing activities that are required by means of demographic and international market. In
this respect, the development process of the East Coast of Singapore is delivered by direct means
while directing to the indirect opportunities related to economy and community of Singapore.
The research is carried out so as to focus on the development work benefiting Singapore to
enhance the offerings in the tourism industry. The research study hence helps in achieving the
organization goals while enlarging their contribution in the international tourism marketplace
and increasing the wealth of the state through building an Integrated Resort.
Research Methods:
Research methodology is the process of gaining a better understanding of the methods
and processes that are used within the research process concerned too the selected theme in the
particular study. The selection of the suitable investigation methodology helps in finding the
significance of the different types of researches that are carried out within this paper so as to
complete the detailed analysis of the research topic. For this particular study it is considered that
the descriptive design research method would be beneficial for the entire research process in
order to yield deeper impact of the research study. Besides that, the other methods of researches

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that are carried out within the research study includes main as well as secondary research
methods helping to ensure proper excellence of the research.
Data Analysis and Findings:
The data sources that are used within this study provided proper and sensitive
information that helped in identifying data for the research study. The data based on this study is
collected from 30 local people residing in the East coast of Singapore. Based on that quantitative
data are hence analyzed while discarding the irrelevant data from the study.
While conducting data investigation of the data composed for the research study it is
examined that about 60% of the respondents are male while the rest are female. Both male and
female respondents are interested to provide their feedback on the influence of Integrated Resort
development in Singapore. From the analysis it is hence summarized that the implementation of
Integrated Resort helped in reducing the unemployment with the potential towards the IR effect.
The implementation of Integrated Resorts also strengthened the leisure options as well as growth
in the entertainment option in Singapore.
Conclusions and Recommendations:
From the analyzed data within the entire research it is found that Integrated Resorts are
being received by travelers around the world. As a result of which the government of Singapore
is paying special attention to the growth of Integrated Resorts while providing opportunities to
the local people.
Based on this research, the recommendations that are suggested to the Singapore Government
includes-
 Preparation of policy to enter inti the Integrated Market

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 To construct more number of IR to enhance greater flow of economics in the business
organizations.
 To provide diverse opportunities of job with the implementation of IR .

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