Outsourcing is “a plus for the economy”
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outsourcing facilitates business restructuring and improvement Outsourcing increases the quality of product given cost (productivity) Developing countries benefits from the patronage of companies that outsource to them	outsourcing only offers an industry average cost structure, potentially reducing competitive advantage outsourcing harms local social environment Outsourcing threatens the livelihood of domestic workers, especially for high tech workers Quality levels of outsourced tasks are lower than where they have remained “in-house”

outsourcing harms local social environment
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firms that outsource jobs abroad/incorporate overseas in tax haven to avoid paying local taxes

Outsourcing threatens the livelihood of domestic workers, especially for high tech workers
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(co) labor is not always perfectly mobile some workers may have difficulty getting new jobs

outsourcing facilitates business restructuring and improvement
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Businesses can find the specific requirements they need to implement their target objectives

Businesses can find the specific requirements they need to implement their target objectives
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outsourcing encourages businesses to utilize the technological know-how of other organizations

Outsourcing increases the quality of product given cost (productivity)
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Outsourcing lowers costs substantially Firm can be more specialized in its distinctive core competencies

Outsourcing lowers costs substantially
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Companies can develop competitive strategies that will leverage their financial positions In offshore outsourcing, many businesses can exploit the value of less than par foreign currencies In offshore outsourcing, firms can harvest the benefits of lower labor costs The overhead costs of customer service are typically less where outsourcing has been used

Companies can develop competitive strategies that will leverage their financial positions
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Outsourcing allows companies to better anticipate future cost

Outsourcing allows companies to better anticipate future cost
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Companies can have an exact figure illustrating what the expense will be to outsource the project

Companies can have an exact figure illustrating what the expense will be to outsource the project
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major requirements, scope of the outsourced project are highlighted prior to contract development

Firm can be more specialized in its distinctive core competencies
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Outsourcing allows business to delegate non-vital projects they need completed to vendors

Developing countries benefits from the patronage of companies that outsource to them
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Outsourcing creates enormous job opportunities to the developing countries

Outsourcing creates enormous job opportunities to the developing countries
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Outsourcing helps to promote peace among nations

Outsourcing helps to promote peace among nations
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Countries with a vested interest in their economies are much less likely to go to war

Countries with a vested interest in their economies are much less likely to go to war
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It is impossible that countries will go to war with countries that participate in their economies

It is impossible that countries will go to war with countries that participate in their economies
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	Germany and Britain were each other’s largest trading partners prior to the start of WWI

Quality levels of outsourced tasks are lower than where they have remained “in-house”
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Outsourced staffs usually deliver a lower quality of service to customers Outsourced customer service/technical support overseas workers usually do not reach the language standard required, e.g. poor Eng Outsourced environmental services in hospital do not meet the required quality standards insecurity concerning companies giving outside access to sensitive customer information Fraudulent practices were some common malpractices in those “outsourced” countries	As the offshore outsourcing industry matures, quality may stabilize at higher levels The decision of outsource is like any other business investment decision in that there is risk Consumers’ demands will force firms to shift back to producing the good or service from in-firm to out-firm

Outsourced staffs usually deliver a lower quality of service to customers
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there is less incentive for the agent to show work ethic in its representation of said company

there is less incentive for the agent to show work ethic in its representation of said company
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“Outsourced” workers are not actually paid agents of the company

Outsourced environmental services in hospital do not meet the required quality standards
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outsource companies usually underestimate the service needs of major health institutions

outsource companies usually underestimate the service needs of major health institutions
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outsource companies tend to assume that all hospitals are alike

Fraudulent practices were some common malpractices in those “outsourced” countries
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	Fraud and corruption exist everywhere

Fraud and corruption exist everywhere
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	It is disingenuous to insinuate that fraud and corruption is uniform from nation to nation

Consumers’ demands will force firms to shift back to producing the good or service from in-firm to out-firm
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	Dealing with lackluster outsourced service is a negative surprise after purchase

Dealing with lackluster outsourced service is a negative surprise after purchase
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Service and support are often not considered by customers as part of their original purchases

Service and support are often not considered by customers as part of their original purchases
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customers usually experience outsourced service and support afterwards sales is generally done in-house by the original company