Entertainment Center

Meredith, J. R., & Shafer, S. M. (2016). Operations and supply chain management for MBAs (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

This source discusses operations and supply chain management based on the three critical aspects. The authors focus on the strategic, conceptual, and contemporary approach to operations and supply management by introducing a comprehensive analysis of these critical business aspects. The book also contains the examples of comprehensive and successful operations and supply management in unique business industries. The authors are experts of project management. Meredith in particular is a consultant who has proven helpful to entrepreneurs who need supply chain management advice to start their business. This book is primarily written for Master’s degree students in Business Administration. The authors attempt to equip these students with the correct conceptual framework of operations and supply chain management in unique business setups. This book is critical to this research as it addresses the core of supply chain management and operations in the entertainment industry. Meredith and Shafer give two examples on how to handle supply chain management in recreational businesses. These examples will help in implementing business applications and they will offer the required strategic and conceptual advice regarding the supply chain management for the proposed project.

Hanks, L., Zhang, L., & McGinley, S. (2016). Unconditioned superstition and sports bar fans. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, 25(1), 113-131.

This research article discusses one of the key marketing strategies in the entertainment industry. The authors highlight how tying a superstitious belief to the customers’ affinity with a particular product can improve their satisfaction levels and hence increase their visits. Hanks, Zhang, and McGinley conducted a research that asserted this claim. The authors are business researchers who have published their work in different marketing research journals critical to marketing strategies formulation. All three authors are professors of Hospitality Management at Florida State University, The Michigan State University, and The Pennsylvania State University respectively. This article primarily targets marketing managers in the hospitality industry, which offers entertainment and recreational services. It explains the relevance of this source to the research. The article also offers a critical advice valuable to market studies and for enhancing skills related to the conceptual entertainment center. The possible association of the services of the sports bar, poker room, and the nightclub with superstitious logo can boost customer attraction. An example is a logo that reads, “A small heaven in Florida”. This statement attaches a heavenly feeling to the location where heaven is a superstitious place associated with relaxation and enjoyment. Such logo will place the new entertainment center on a higher competition plane in Florida.

Potter van Loon, R. J. D., van den Assem, M. J., & van Dolder, D. (2015). Beyond chance? The Persistence of Performance in Online Poker. PloS one, 10(3).

This source delves into the details of the online poker game and the returns it brings to organizations that create and run these sites. The authors state that poker is the most popular card game in the world and hence the epicenter of wise investments. The article further states that online poker gaming generated an approximate gross value of €2.8 billion in 2013. The authors of this research are professors of Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam in Rotterdam, VU University in Amsterdam, and the University of Nottingham in Nottingham. They are the experts of economic analysis and report on unique investment opportunities that yield returns in unique economic conditions. The article targets investors interested in placing capital into recreational and entertainment projects. The article is important to this research as it expands the investments opportunities for the poker part of the entertainment center and provides critical ideas for brainstorming. For instance, the center can also open an online poker platform the members of which will be meeting every week. An online poker platform together with a poker room will ensure return maximization by providing poker entertainment. This article is therefore important for introducing innovation in the poker part of the center as an entertainment activity.

Karmel, J. R. (2015). Gambling on the American dream: Atlantic City and the casino era. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

This book narrates the history of casinos in the United States. The author focuses on the history of gambling games such as poker in New Jersey and Atlantic City. This history is related to the economic advantage that casinos have and the increasing influence it has on the society. Furthermore, Karmel addresses the concept of new ways of entertainment that led to casino growth. He suggests that casino businesses are customized to correspond to the general socio-cultural conditions of their potential customers. Karmel is an History and Humanities professor at Harford community college in Bel, Air. He is known for establishing the efficient links between humanity and business, a connection that is critical to entrepreneurs. This book is important to this study as it advises exploring the socio-cultural dynamics of people in Florida. These dynamics will influence the shaping of the servicescape of the entertainment center. For instance, when brainstorming on the kind of drinks to buy for the nightclub, it will be important to consider the historically valued drinks in this city. The same method of thinking should be applied to the kind of music played. This resource will therefore inform the study in a way that is crucial for organizing the proposed business.

Spender, J. C. (2014). Business Strategy: Managing Uncertainty, Opportunity, and Enterprise. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Spender addresses the uncertainties that the entrepreneurs have to address when starting a business. The book divides the uncertainties into three categories. The first category is a group of uncertainties that can be handled with one solution. The second category is uncertainties that can be balanced and eliminated through the provision of opportunities while the final category is the group that cannot be solved at the start of the business. According to Spender, this final category requires a risk-taking attitude without which one can fail to establish their business. Spender has been involved in several silicon startups and worked with Roll-Royce and IBM. He is currently a research professor at Kozminski University in Warsaw. This book targets the entrepreneurs who want to start businesses from scratch for the first time. Spender addresses critical themes for a SWOT analysis for the establishment of the entertainment center. The book gives a clear view of the various uncertainties that might hinder the establishment of the entertainment center in Florida. Spender also provides his readers with confidence to start a business even with certain uncertainties unresolved. The book encourages strategic planning combined with a risk-taking attitude as the primary essentials of starting new businesses.

Buswell, J., Williams, C., Donne, K., & Sutton, C. (2016). Service Quality in Leisure, Events, Tourism and Sport (CABI Tourism Texts). Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.

This book focuses on a critical aspect of any entertainment business, which is the service. These four authors delve into the reasons why service is the most critical aspect of any leisure or recreational businesses. The research states that serving clients in these industries should be the central focus of managers and shareholders. Particularly, it provides advice on what clients in these sectors look for in exchange for their money. The authors of this work are research consultants in business modelling and market analysis spheres in the hospitality industry. They target entrepreneurs who want to improve their competitiveness in recreational and entertainment business. This resource is critical to understanding the dynamics of shaping service in the projected entertainment center. It also provides insight to the number of employees into how to efficiently serve the potential clients. This research lays emphasis on the need for the entertainment center to plan and create the highest level of service.

Voss, R. (2015). Success Factors of a Nightclub from the Clubbers’ View. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 20, 59-61.

This article dives directly into the success factors of a nightclub. The uniqueness of the article lies in the fact that it addresses these factors from the client’s perspective. Furthermore, the article draws its discussions from a primary research. Voss defines the following factors as the qualities that the clients seek in a nightclub: like-minded people, favorable prices, good music, a fine accommodation, and a variety of drink types. Voss is a professor of Business Administration and Learning Management who has published over 50 articles providing business advice to entrepreneurs. This article is a credible research targeting people who want to invest in nightclubs. It is a perfect fit for the research as it provides ideas for the nightclub characteristics for the entertainment center.

Randhawa, P., Kim, M., Voorhees, C. M., Cichy, R. F., Koenigsfeld, J. P., & Perdue, J. (2016). Hospitality Service Innovations in Private Clubs. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 57(1), 93-110.

The article discusses service innovation in the hospitality industry, especially in private clubs. According to these authors, there has been slow innovation research in this industry, which is why they discuss ways in which players can establish better ways of serving clients and hence maintaining the industry vigor. These ways include receiving clients’ feedback, asking employees for service reports, and establishing research committees. All the authors’ except the two are professors at different universities. The remaining two are the members of the Club Management Association of America. This article targets all players in the clubbing business, with an emphasis on private clubs. It will be critical to the new business proposal as it provides information on how to maintain competitiveness and ensure innovation in service delivery. The article recommends continuous research to maintain innovation. Without innovation, a business becomes obsolete with time, which is why the authors address one of the ways of ensuring the entertainment center’s sustainability.

Rudd, D. P. (2009). Innovative Technological Advances in Modern Club Operations. Journal of Technology Research, 1.

This article discusses the impact of technology use in clubs. Rudd states that the clubs that have not embraced technology are slowly becoming obsolete and less attractive to the clients in this second decade of the 21st century. He describes websites as a primary requirement for every modern entertainment club. Rudd is a professor of Hospitality Management at Robert Morris University. He is also a valued consultant in the field of technology integration in the hospitality industry. Rudd wrote this article to primarily target club managers who are looking for innovative strategies of business technology models implementation. This article provides critical advice regarding innovation integration in the proposed entertainment center. From this article, it becomes evident that having a website that would be attractive and inviting is an essential part of the planning and implementation processes.

Grewal, D., Krishnan, R., Levy, M., & Munger, J. (2010). Retail Success and Key Drivers.In M. Krafft and M. K. Mantrala (Eds.), Retailing in the 21st Century, 15-30.DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-72003-4_2

This book regards the selling of the varieties of drinks to clients as retailing. The authors analyze the nightclub and the sports bar business from a retail point of view. Their argument is that an entertainment center is simply a building where actual retailing takes place as they sell products directly to the customers. The authors, therefore, offer general retailing insights into the entertainment industry. They discuss profit making as the sole reason for retail business existence, discouraging popularity without profits. The authors target all businesses that sell products they have not manufactured directly to the customers. The book provides important insight into brainstorming on the dynamics of starting the entertainment center. First, an entertainment center can have a popular look but still become less profitable. Also, in planning for this center, it is critical to understand that almost all goods that will be sold are purchased from suppliers, meaning that the focus on profit making is especially relevant.

Burns, P. (2016). Entrepreneurship and Small Business (4th ed.). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Burns discusses the dynamics of entrepreneurship and small businesses as well as the advantages and disadvantages of small business in relation to the economy and industries. This book provides the readers with the rationale on whether to start a small business or invest into a big one. It favors no specific decision but offers reasons worth considering. Paul Burns is a business consultant who graduated from Harvard Business School. He provided consultation to such reputable organizations as Microsoft Inc. and IBM. This book targets the investors who do not know whether to start a small business and grow it over time or to invest once by starting a big business. It is quite relevant to the planning stages of the entertainment center as it will offer the proper consultation on whether to create a smaller center with a smaller client capacity or choose a bigger client capacity. The book supports both decisions with detailed description of advantages and disadvantages.

Nguyen, N. A. Q. (2013). Marketing plan for event management company. Case: Clubworks (Bachelor’s Thesis, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Lahti, Finland).Retrieved from http://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/57273/Nguyen_Nhat%20Anh%20Quang.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

This source is a marketing plan for an event management company that contains critical elements of marketing applicable to the establishment of the entertainment center. It addresses the importance of having a marketing plan that would meet the clients’ needs before launching a business. Nguyen states that visionary leadership is critical to a valuable and profitable marketing plan. Nguyen is a student at Lahti School of Applied Sciences who wrote this plan as a thesis for his Bachelor’s degree. Nguyen’s audiences are entrepreneurs, business consultants, and investors in event companies that oversee entertainment activities. This marketing plan is unique and valuable to this project as it reveals the value of good leadership to marketing. This source will enable the formation of valuable leadership structures and recruitment. Furthermore, it helps to realize that the entertainment center needs a leader with visionary marketing qualities as the primary focus to build a solid customer base among the residents of Florida.

Live, A. (2013). Entertainment. Parking, 410(524), 8228.

This article explores the role that entertainment plays in human life. Live discusses some of the primary reasons that make entertainment essential, stating that it is required due to its relaxing nature and most importantly, its unique tendency to make one forget about their real-life issues. Live has been a manager of several golf clubs and has a Master’s degree in Human Psychology. He targets students, psychologists, and researchers in the field of human studies. This article is important to this study as it addresses the core needs of the clients when they come to an entertainment center. Clients need to engage in activities that help them to forget about their issues at least for a moment. This work will therefore inform the decisions on activities that have to be implemented in the proposed entertainment center.

Achilles, N. (2013). The development of the homosexual bar as an institution. In P.M. Nardi and B.E. Schneider (Eds.), Social Perspectives in Lesbian and Gay Studies: A Reader, 175-182. London, UK: Routlege.

This article is unique as it addresses a critical aspect in the development of entertainment business. Achilles reveals that the number of homosexuals is no longer as low as it was in the past decades and that this group of people form a market that needs entertainment services. Nancy Achilles is a minority group activist who has been engaged in several human rights lawsuits and demonstrations. She wrote this research to target the investors who still consider it odd to develop business centers that would meet the needs of homosexuals. Even though this article is mostly activist in nature, it provides lucrative information on the unique competitive advantage that an entertainment bar can have if it decides to include homosexual sections. Thus, the work is relevant to the project proposed as it provides insight into the rarely used area of opening a homosexual section of a bar. This consideration will help in diversifying the entertainment services and increasing sustainability.

Jarvis, A., & Palmes, P. C. (2018). Business Sustainability: Going Beyond ISO 9004: 2018. Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality Press.

This book delves into the details of business sustainability as the authors define quality as the primary factor of ensuring it. Quality, in this case, is related to the goods and services offered to the clients. There is little information about Palmes. Jarvis, however, is a quality management engineer who has a 19-year experience in the field of quality management. This book targets all businesses that are in pursuit of sustainability in their respective industries. It is critical to the development of a sustainability plan for the proposed business. Furthermore, this work informs the proposal on the need to start delivering quality goods and services and to maintain them at all times to ensure the survival of the business.