Jackson Mitchell

Nominal and effective rates of interest1. Describe briefly what is meant by a nominal rate of interest. Calculate the annual effective rate of interest for a nominal rate of 6% per annum converted 6-monthly.   2. Discuss briefly any four of the twelve key stages of constructing a model.   3. If the force of interest is ?(t) = 0.0001+0.02t for all time, calculate the accumulated value at time t = 10 of a continuous payment stream of rate ?(t) = 1+200t between times ...

COVID-19 Impacts on Human's Mental HealthVirtual reality tourism(VR tourism) has attracted lots of attention from the tourism industry in recent years. With the catalysis of people’s lockdown during pandemic, Watching and engaging in VR tourism is going to become a trend and a new opportunity for people who are blocked down during the Pandemic. Based on existed literature, we confirm that VR tourism is beneficial to release people’s  loneliness,...

AbstractAbstractOpen Banking is a brand new, secure way for consumers including small businesses to share information, allowing new and existing companies to offer super-fast payment methods and innovative banking products. Due to the fintech revolution caused by Open Banking which was adopted in the United Kingdom as a result of the implementation of the Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) which unleashed a transformation in how financial services organisations view themselves, and ea...

Instructions for assessmentThis assignment is focused on the selected organisation, its industry and business environment. By week 2 you will be given a list of organisations (cases) to choose from. Please choose one case (featuring an organisation) for the purposes of this assignment. Formative work in weekly seminars will guide students through analytical techniques and processes required to complete the task. 1) Carry out external analysis (business environment and industry) to identif...

Literature ReviewCompanies, regardless of their sizes, are obligated to observe ethical values. Top leadership and management personnel are expected to be the chief facilitators of ethics in their respective work places. For leaders and managers holding top offices, their duties not only require their ethical observance but also their participation in supervising the ethical standards of their junior staff members. Company leaders and managers are expected to be at the forefront of promotin...

Key Concept - Back to the FutureThe requirement for ongoing, continuous and reciprocal processes of change in the organisation must be embraced as a core component of corporate philosophy, and therefore enshrined as a non-negotiable element of organisational culture.When this ambition is realised, there will be a joint and individual commitment amongst stakeholders to a constant adjustment of their ways of doing things, in pursuit of an improved value proposition for the customer.This is ac...

Assessment: 1000 critical appraisal on the attached journal publication. Critical appraisal evaluates evidence for its validity (or bias), usefulness and relevance in clinical practice. Critical appraisal skills will enable you to evaluate the trustworthiness, relevance and results of published journal (and other) papers. Write a 1000-word paper (+/-10%), critically appraising the journal publication Prepare your paper with a brief introduction to the task (state the purpose of your cr...

On completion of this unit you should be able to: Analyse people resourcing and development strategies and practices with appreciation of individual differences, organisational, legal and external contexts. Undertake core people resourcing and development activities such as talent planning; recruitment and selection; ending employment; learning needs analysis, development plans and learning evaluation. Based on the case study provided, please write a report on the resourcing and deve...

Definition of strategic human resource management One of the most valuable assets for any of the business organization is its human resource and hence this is one of the reasons for any of the business firm to manage and maintain proper flow of workforce. Human resource is one of the integral components for the execution of operations and functionalities within the organizational structure. Workforce has been considered as the initial and basic requirement of each and every business organizatio...

Option 1: City Center Budget HotelYou are required to work in Pairs to answer the following: Garnet Hotels operates a chain of hotels in historic towns and cities in the  UK. The hotel group is considering expanding its operation in London by adding additional room space. The company is considering investing in ONE of the following two options i)    A city center budget hotel offering 80 compact rooms and minimal additional extra services.  This would be a new venture for...