Historically, companies outsourced work for which two reasons?

1. Outsourcing has been practised for decades, beginning with functions such as payroll. 2. Historically companies outsourced for two main reasons, cost reduction and labour needs. 3. To satisfy both at once, work was often placed with firms in other countries. 4. Tax structures, brand building, and loyalty are not the historical drivers named. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 "Designing Organizational Structures", section 7.8 Outsourcing_