Outsourcing American Jobs

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The paper details the many advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing American jobs. The paper contends that there is a balance American companies need to strike between giving away their autonomy for the sake of gaining greater expertise and insight, and the offloading of non-critical and often routine tasks. The paper emphasizes that offloading non-essential tasks is important, yet retaining control over their quality is just as critical.

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Introduction
Effects of Outsourcing on American Jobs
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"For any company or industry to remain competitive, it must focus on its core strengths, and given the turbulent economic and political climate globally, the ability to consistently and intensely focus on ones' core strengths can mean the difference between survival or not. The debate rages on relative to the effects of outsourcing on the American economy and workforce. Supporters contend that outsourcing gives their companies the ability to focus on their core strengths by offloading non-critical and routine tasks (Travis, Meunier, 2004) (Travis, 2003). Additionally there are the cost advantages (Survey: Virtual Champions, 2006) and the ability to gain access to expertise at a lower cost than hiring a comparable expert as a full-time employee (Survey: Virtual Champions, 2006) and (Travis, 2003)."

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