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Identify some ethical principles as applied to outsourcing.

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Answers will vary,but they should includ...

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________ is the practice of moving a business process to a foreign country but retaining control of it.

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Identify three factors fueling the continuing growth of outsourcing.

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(1)increasing expertise, (2)re...

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Outsourcing is the practice of procuring from external sources services or products that are normally part of an organization.

A) True
B) False

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Research indicates that of all the reasons given for outsourcing failure,the most common is that the decision was made without sufficient understanding of the options through analysis.

A) True
B) False

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Identify five main advantages of outsourcing.

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(1)cost savings, (2)gaining ou...

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Offshoring is the practice of procuring from foreign external sources services or products that are normally part of an organization.

A) True
B) False

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Nearsourcing helps compromise a company's desire for ________ while still providing some ________.


A) control;cost savings
B) quality;control
C) control;quality
D) quality;cost savings
E) political stability;quality

F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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The theory of comparative advantage states that you should allow another firm to perform work activities for your company if that company can do it more productively than you can.

A) True
B) False

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What do you think would be a major risk for a government trying to promote its country as a low-cost producer,filled with ready and willing outsourcing providers?

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Answers will vary.One major risk is that...

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The factor-rating method is an excellent tool for dealing with both country risk assessment and source provider selection problems.

A) True
B) False

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Outsourcing manufacturing is also known as ________.

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Which of the following is the number-one reason driving outsourcing for many firms?


A) cost savings
B) gaining outside expertise
C) improving operations and service
D) focusing on core competencies
E) gaining outside technology

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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What permits CEOs,who prefer short-term planning and are interested only in bottom-line improvements,to use the outsourcing strategy to make quick gains at the expense of longer-term objectives?

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Some disadvantages of outsourcing tend t...

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Whatever the outsourced product or service,agreements must specify ongoing ________ and expected ________.

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The practice of choosing an external provider in the home country or in a nearby country is referred to as


A) homeshoring.
B) homesourcing.
C) nearshoring.
D) nearsourcing.
E) backsourcing.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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What theory states that you should allow another firm to perform work activities for your company if that company can do it more productively than you can?


A) theory of competitive advantage
B) theory of core competencies
C) theory of comparative advantage
D) theory of outsourcing
E) theory of offshoring

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following is a key issue coupled between ethics and outsourcing?


A) moving pollution from one country to another
B) ignoring religious customs and holidays
C) low wages that are the result of labour abuse
D) short-term arrangements instead of long-term deals
E) All of the above are key tenets of ethics in outsourcing.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Nearshoring is the practice of choosing an outsource provider in the home country or in a nearby country.

A) True
B) False

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Outsourcing is not a new concept;it is simply an extension of the long-standing practice of subcontracting production activities.

A) True
B) False

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