{"id":424758,"date":"2026-08-21T00:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/?post_type=tnc_col_19631_item&p=424758"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T04:17:56","slug":"future-of-macau-gaming-industry-after-the-new-gaming-laws-a-study-on-the-development-of-the-non-gaming-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"tnc_col_19631_item","link":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/student-thesis-dissertation\/future-of-macau-gaming-industry-after-the-new-gaming-laws-a-study-on-the-development-of-the-non-gaming-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"FUTURE OF MACAU GAMING INDUSTRY AFTER THE NEW GAMING LAWS: A STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NON-GAMING INITIATIVES"},"content":{"rendered":"

THIS PAPER EXPLORES THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PERCEPTION AND CHALLENGES OF AFRICAN STUDENTS FROM\u00a0 PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES (PSC) IN MACAU, ADOPTING A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHOD AND\u00a0 CONDUCTING IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH TEN STUDENTS FROM THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO UNDERSTAND THEIR\u00a0 PERCEPTIONS AND CHALLENGES TOWARDS THE ENTREPRENEURIAL FIELD.\u00a0 THIS STUDY IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT ENRICHES THE THEORETICAL GUIDANCE FRAMEWORK. MOREOVER, IT HELPS\u00a0 FUTURE RESEARCHERS UTILIZE VALUABLE DATA FOR THEIR RESEARCH IN THE FIELD WITH MANY SAMPLES. THE\u00a0 INSIGHTS OBTAINED FROM THIS PAPER MIGHT INFORM POLICYMAKERS AND UNIVERSITIES ABOUT THE NECESSARY\u00a0 FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY AFRICAN STUDENTS FROM PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES, IN A WAY THAT CAN ENCOURAGE THEM TO PURSUE ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES.\u00a0 IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWING IS THE PRIMARY METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION. THE THEMATIC CONTENT ANALYSIS\u00a0 (TCA) AN APPROACH IS UTILIZED TO ANALYZE THE DATA FROM INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS. \u00a0 EXISTING RESEARCH ILLUSTRATED STUDENTS FROM THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA’S ENTREPRENEURIAL PERCEPTION AND\u00a0 CHALLENGES, AS WELL AS THEIR ASPIRATIONS AND INTENTIONS AS PLANNED AFTER THEIR STUDY. FROM THE POINT\u00a0 OF VIEW OF THE RESEARCHER’S INTERVIEW WITH HIS SOURCES, THE RESEARCHER DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS NO\u00a0 OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO PURSUE AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREER IN MACAU, WHICH MEANS THAT, AFTER THEIR\u00a0 STUDY, THEY WILL RETURN TO THEIR MOTHERLAND. \u00a0 III\u00a0 IN CONCLUSION, BASED ON THE FINDINGS, UNDERSTANDING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PERCEPTION AND CHALLENGES\u00a0 STUDENTS FROM THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA CAN HELP TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND\u00a0 UNIVERSITIES, BASED ON THEIR FIELD OF STUDY IN A WAY THEY CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE PRACTICAL\u00a0 EXPERIENCE IN A WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","class_list":["post-424758","tnc_col_19631_item","type-tnc_col_19631_item","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tnc_tax_19912-business-administration","tnc_tax_19818-english","tnc_tax_19716-faculty-of-business-and-law","tnc_tax_19659-master-thesis","tnc_tax_19651-master"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":0,"featured_img":false,"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/author\/emilychan\/","display_name":"emily chan"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 \u5929 ago","modified":"Updated 3 \u5929 ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 21 8 \u6708, 2026","modified":"Updated on 24 8 \u6708, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 21 8 \u6708, 2026 12:37 \u4e0a\u5348","modified":"Updated on 24 8 \u6708, 2026 12:17 \u4e0b\u5348"},"featured_img_caption":"","tax_additional":{"tnc_tax_19912":{"linked":["BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION<\/a>"],"unlinked":["BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION<\/span>"],"slug":"tnc_tax_19912","name":"PROGRAMME"},"tnc_tax_19818":{"linked":["ENGLISH<\/a>"],"unlinked":["ENGLISH<\/span>"],"slug":"tnc_tax_19818","name":"LANGUAGE"},"tnc_tax_19765":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"tnc_tax_19765","name":"SUPERVISOR(S)"},"tnc_tax_19716":{"linked":["FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<\/a>"],"unlinked":["FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<\/span>"],"slug":"tnc_tax_19716","name":"FACULTY \/ RESEARCH UNIT"},"tnc_tax_19659":{"linked":["THESIS & DISSERTATION<\/a>"],"unlinked":["THESIS & DISSERTATION<\/span>"],"slug":"tnc_tax_19659","name":"Document Type"},"tnc_tax_19651":{"linked":["MASTER<\/a>"],"unlinked":["MASTER<\/span>"],"slug":"tnc_tax_19651","name":"DEGREE LEVEL"}},"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tnc_col_19631_item\/424758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tnc_col_19631_item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tnc_col_19631_item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tnc_col_19631_item\/424758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":431968,"href":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tnc_col_19631_item\/424758\/revisions\/431968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}