Monday, October 27, 2014

Unit 7: Outsourcing


Outsourcing has become a major trend in human resources over the past decade. It's the practice of sending certain job tasks to be done outside of a company instead of handling them inside (inhouse). More and more companies are choosing outsourcing as a way to develop their businesses while keeping payroll (salaries) and overhead costs low. In short, successful outsourcing should save companies money.

Prepare answers for these questions for November 11 class. We will discuss your answers together.

1. What kinds of things can be outsourced?

2. Merits of outsourcing?

3. Demerits (risks)?

See the glossary in the back of your text (p. 150) for more important terms.

For further information, have a look at this interesting article from Forbes magazine.


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