Giving work to an outside agency to cut costs is outsourcing. When tha…

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Giving work to an outside agency to cut costs is outsourcing. When that work goes overseas it is called:

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D. Off-shoring

1. Outsourcing means contracting out.
2. Overseas outsourcing is off-shoring.
3. IT, HR and call centres are often outsourced.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 7, Tertiary and Quaternary Activities._

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Home shoring

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In-sourcing

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Franchising

Giving work to an outside agency to cut costs is outsourcing. When that work goes overseas it is called:

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