Assignment #1 – Use the eight phases of the communication process to analyze a miscommunication you’ve recently had with a co-worker, supervisor, classmate, teacher, friend, or family member. What idea were you trying to share? How did you encode and transmit it? Did the receiver get the message? Did the receiver correctly decode the message? How do you know? Based on your analysis, identify and explain the barriers that prevented your successful communication in this instance. You should be able to complete this assignment in two-three pages.

Find 2-3 recent peer reviewed articles (within the past 3 years) that closely relate to Impact of Big Data on Businesses. Your submission must include the following information in the following format: ANALYSIS: Using 750-1200 words, write a brief analysis, in your own words of how the article relates to the selected chapters. An analysis is not rehashing what was already stated in the article, but the opportunity for you to add value by sharing your experiences, thoughts and opinions. This is the most important part of the assignment. REFERENCES: All references must be listed at the bottom of the submission--in APA format.  Be sure to use the headers in your submission to ensure that all aspects of the assignment are completed as required. Any form of plagiarism, including cutting and pasting, will result in zero points for the entire assignment.

For this assignment, you will need to take the role of a HR manager, taking part in an internal evaluation of your international organisation's human resource management strategy. As a result will be expected to submit a report with your recommendations to the HR Director. Please select an appropriate (Multinational Corporation) MNC of your choice. Your audit is from an 'HR' perspective as it is likely that the business will establish a joint venture in the new market which will require some staff to be recruited locally and also the relocation of some expatriate staff from within your organisation to manage the new venture alongside those of your joint venture partner.Your report should highlight the HR functions as listed below. Your report will analyse a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 of the following HR Practices:1.Recruitment and Selection 2.Training and Development 3.Reward Management After 1 - 3 above you have to include the following approaches to the HR practices :In each of your chosen areas of HR practice, please identify how your recommended strategies will impact upon:I.Organisational Performance II.Employee Commitment III.Workforce FlexibilityI. Workforce QualityIn addition the report should include: The purpose of the report – a brief overview of the selected sector for the last five years and its developments and challenges and future needs. This assignment will assess all of the learning outcomes for this module.Your data response should include an analysis, using both qualitative and quantitative data, of the following: •Key economic drivers in the Host country •A comparative analysis of HR systems globally •Organisational issues that influence the development and implementation of HRM strategy (Cross-cultural training for expatriates, T&D section) and the social aspect of the host country in the (PESTLE analysis). Please use the following structure below as a guide to the content your tutor(s) will expect to see in your assignment based upon the learning outcomes being assessed. This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:L01: Critically examine the economic drivers in the international business environment that influence HRM strategies and evaluate the main HRM theories and models in relation to economic drivers.L02: Evaluate the effectiveness of HRM strategies in achieving the goals of employee commitment, flexibility, quality and strategic integrationL03: Critically Analyse the differences in approach to HRM Globally and outline possible reasons for such differencesL04: Critically evaluate the theory and evidence about the relationship between HRM and organisational performanceL05: Analyse the organisational, national and cultural specific issues that influence the development and implementation of HRM strategyL06: Demonstrate the management skills required in international business to successfully engage and win support from key stakeholders