A popular managerial concept for over two decades, outsourcing now holds even greater appeal as large numbers of lesser-paid, skilled workers become accessible through improved telecommunications and workflow management techniques.
Concerns About Outsourcing
A popular managerial concept for over two decades, outsourcing now holds even greater appeal as large numbers of lesser-paid, skilled workers become accessible through improved telecommunications and workflow management techniques. As convincingly depicted in Lisa R. Smith's accompanying article, the direct cost advantages of outsourcing are stronger than ever, and at least some outsourcers are providing high quality service even for security-sensitive functions previously kept in-house. During the current jobless recovery, however, outsourcing is rapidly turning into a political hot button. Its globalized variants, "job exporting" and "offshoring," are already red hot. Although some political discussants appear self-interested and even demagogic, it's clear that widespread outsourcing is indeed associated with serious societal problems ' and probably not just in the short term.
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