Outsourcing is an appropriation of particular business operations to a professional foreign service provider. (Haugen, Musser, & Lovelace, 2009, p. 34) Most often then not, businesses and organizations have trouble handling all aspects of a business process privately or in this case, domestically, and need to seek professional assistance elsewhere. Additionally, some processes do not need permanent in-house professionals, allowing for outsourcing to be the cheaper alternative. Once a job or assignment is outsourced to a service provider, (often foreign) the service provider will then assume responsibility for carrying out the tasks and maintenance of the business/organization's assets.

Before undertaking outsourcing and incorporating it into a business, it is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages involved in outsourcing. Outsourcing offers a number of benefits to a business/organization. It could also pose complications if not outsourced to a suitable service provider. The most commonly outsourced streams of business include: IT...
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