| In 2004 the democratic presidential
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| | common reference I heard about is that
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| candidate race was zeroed down to which
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| | incompetent people in the east are taking
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| candidate proves his protectionism in
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| | our jobs just because companies are able
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| eyes of average Americans, who are
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| | to get their work done in 20% of the
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| worried about the increasing number of
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| | amount it will cost to get it done by an
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| jobs loses due to outsourcing and
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| | American worker. So are all jobs going to
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| off-shoring. To sum up the sentiments
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| | China and India?
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| management thinker Tom Peters puts it in
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| | The answer is no, in fact it varies from
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| one of his presentation (Tom Peters 2004)
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| | industry to industry, so if you are a
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| -"when I was young my mom use to tell me
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| | call center or an information technology
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| finish your food, people in India and
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| | worker, people in India and Philippines
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| China are dying of hunger. Today I tell
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| | are competing for your jobs. If you are
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| my daughter finish your homework, people
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| | an insurance claim processor, Irish
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| in India and China are looking for your
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| | workers may be striving for their share
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| job".Outsourcing and off shoring has
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| | and further facing competition from
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| become the latest rage in corporate
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| | growing trained workforce in Poland and
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| America. Companies are resorting to
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| | east European countries. If you are an
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| outsourcing to cut costs and be
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| | aircraft engineer and designer, Russian
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| competitive in the market. This focus on
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| | workers may be more of a concern. And if
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| outsourcing has led to shipping out of
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| | you are a textile industry recruit then
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| thousands of American jobs to far fetched
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| | start looking for opportunities outside
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| place like India and China.Today Young
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| | the industry as Chinese and Mexican
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| people sitting in their offices in
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| | companies will put you out of the job if
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| Bangalore and Dublin are answering
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| | they haven't by now.Can these countries
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| average American's insurance queries,
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| | keep on having these comparative
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| planning their taxes, helping them fixing
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| | advantagesWell as mentioned earlier it
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| their computers, providing information
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| | depends upon the comparative advantage of
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| regarding their credit card accounts and
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| | the country, my personal analysis is that
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| helping them in planning their debts. The
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| | outsourcing is a long term phenomenon and
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| surge doesn't last there it has now
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| | countries and companies which will
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| started threatening the white collar jobs
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| | succeed at it will be those which will
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| which was once considered Americas birth
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| | treat it as a part of their business
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| right. So what will be the future for
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| | strategy.Companies which just want to
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| American jobs market, will it be as
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| | ride the outsourcing bandwagon with no
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| doomed as the candidates in the
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| | long term strategy in place will fail
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| presidential race made to believe us or
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| | miserably at it. Like all supply and
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| we have to dig deeper to find the real
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| | demand issues the outsourcing future will
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| truth.What is Outsourcing and difference
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| | also be decided by the demand and supply
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| between Outsourcing and Off-Shoring
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| | of available resources in a particular
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| Outsourcing and off-shoring are taken one
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| | country. For example off shoring and
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| for another but there is a fundamental
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| | outsourcing activities during the cold
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| difference between outsourcing and
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| | war were from the United States and
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| off-shoring.
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| | England to Ireland and Israel. As
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| Outsourcing is defined as the exporting
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| | globalization stepped in more and more
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| of non-core business operations or jobs
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| | countries opened their door to free
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| from internal production within a
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| | economy this change led to the emergence
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| business to an external entity which
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| | of new players like China, India,
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| specializes in that specific operation.
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| | Philippines, Russia and South
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| Decisions regarding outsourcing are often
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| | Africa.Among these China emerged as the
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| made to lower operational costs or to
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| | leader in manufacturing section while
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| focus on business core competencies.
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| | India is excelling in information
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| Off shoring is when the company sets up
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| | technology. India today is considered one
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| its offices in foreign land to avail the
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| | of the most employer-friendly countries
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| resources, tax benefits or human capital.
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| | for outsourcing because Ireland and
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| Unlike outsourcing, in off shoring
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| | Israel have almost saturated their
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| operations and jobs are managed by the
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| | surplus labor pools and salaries in those
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| parent company rather than getting it
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| | countries have started rising. While in
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| done from external entity.
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| | India educational system churns out
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| A related new term is out-tasking: it is
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| | almost 3 million College graduates every
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| typically on an annual contract, or
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| | year and they earn approximately
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| sometimes even a shorter one. It involves
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| | one-tenth to one-fifth the salaries of
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| continued direct or indirect management
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| | their Western European or American
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| role play in decision-making by the
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| | counterparts.As the cycle in previous
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| parent company of the out-tasking
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| | outsourcing hotbeds proved that once the
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| business.Why do we OutsourceOutsourcing
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| | pool starts saturating and prosperity
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| is not a new phenomenon; it is with us
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| | level increases the economy moves toward
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| since time immemorial. Europeans started
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| | two things- One higher salary for the
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| outsourcing sugar from Latin American
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| | working class as they require more money
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| countries by employing local people. In
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| | to sustain their life style.- Secondly
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| modern economies it has its root in
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| | the countries will move towards higher
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| theory of comparative advantages by
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| | end products. For example in 50's Japan
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| traditional economist David Ricardo
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| | use to manufacture clothing and garments
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| (Ricardo, 1817). As the theory propagates
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| | for American market. As the Japanese
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| that one should spend one's energies on
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| | economy developed it started churning out
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| things in which it has comparative
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| | silicon chips and the made forage into
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| advantage. It will ensure maximum
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| | automobiles and electronics. Today Japan
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| utilization of the resources. Similarly
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| | is the second largest market in the world
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| outsourcing enables the business to focus
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| | and it outsource most of its clothing and
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| its energy on its core competencies and
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| | garments requirements from China,
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| avail the benefits of others dexterity in
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| | Japanese owned factories in Taiwan and
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| operations, in which other companies have
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| | Korea are producing chips for Japanese
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| efficiency. These efficiencies could be
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| | electronics. Today some of the biggest
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| process related like company A is better
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| | names in electronics in American market
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| than Company B in making T-shirts, or
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| | are Japanese. What started as a Akio
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| they can be formulated like one
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| | Morita revolutionary Walkman today
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| government providing more tax holidays
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| | blossomed into Play Station 3 , next
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| then another so the first country become
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| | generation gaming console.How outsourcing
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| preferred destinations even though the
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| | influencing the American economyThe
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| actual cost of getting a T-shirt made is
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| | growing tendency of companies in
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| comparatively higher than the second
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| | corporate America to go for outsourcing
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| country. According to the McKinsey
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| | has seriously influenced the American job
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| consulting analysis off-shoring creates
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| | market. The fear and noises have almost
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| net additional value for both outsourcing
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| | the same decibel level as the one heard
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| economy as well as in-sourcing economy,
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| | with the introduction of NAFTA ( North
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| taking India as example it says that for
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| | American Free Trade Agreement ) in early
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| every dollar off-shored, the U.S. economy
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| | nineties. The fear at that point of time
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| accrues between $1.12 and $1.14 while the
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| | was that opening our borders for Mexican
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| India captures just 33 cents. US economy
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| | agriculture products will wipe of the
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| benefits from combination of reduced
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| | agriculture industry in the country. It
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| costs (58 cents), purchase from US
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| | will flood US with Mexican workers all
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| Suppliers (5 cents) and repatriated
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| | over and lots of manufacturing jobs in
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| earnings (4 cents). In addition some 67
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| | southern America agriculture and
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| cents for directly retained benefits and
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| | automobile sectors will be lost. Had
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| 45-47 cents from re-deployment of labor
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| | these fears came true after the decade of
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| in high end jobs.Advantages of
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| | free trade in North America. The free
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| Outsourcing Companies like Dell and AT&T
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| | trade proponents believed it has created
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| has received a lot of negative publicity
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| | more jobs and the economy has grown at a
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| for locating their customer support
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| | faster rate then in the previous decade
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| system off shore and thus taking away
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| | while the opponents believes it led to
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| American jobs, but the companies still
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| | job cuts in manufacturing and textile
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| went ahead with outsourcing. So the big
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| | sector, in which Mexico has become the
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| question is what are the advantages or
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| | largest clothing supplier to United
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| benefits which are driving most top
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| | States of America with in a decade. The
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| companies today to outsource their
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| | truth lies somewhere in between.Effect of
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| business processes from foreign
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| | NAFTA on US economyAs free trade brings
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| shores.- Business Cost Sharing - Large
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| | more opportunities it also brings new
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| businesses continue to outsource as costs
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| | competitors. NAFTA opened the US
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| are shared by the third parties. As the
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| | manufacturer doors for exporting products
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| third parties have their own area of
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| | to Mexico plus setting up their factories
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| specialization, they keep on investing in
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| | in Mexico to make them more competitive
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| those facilities. It saves the American
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| | to European manufacturers. Overall
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| company to invest in that
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| | sectoral analysis throws some light on
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| infrastructure.- Reduce Costs - One of
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| | the true picture
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| the most tempting reasons to outsource is
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| | Textile SectorThe protectionist most
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| that the third party will provide better
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| | feared about the influx of Mexican
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| service at lesser cost. This is one of
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| | garments in the US market resulting in
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| the most significant reason why
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| | job losses. Taking advantage of NAFTA ,
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| outsourcing is going to third world
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| | Mexico became the largest supplier of
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| countries where labor is inexpensive
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| | clothing and garments to United States
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| compared to developed world. In third
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| | with in a decade, but looking closely we
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| world countries where growth and
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| | will analyze that though it has taken
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| prosperity level is low, companies are
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| | away garment manufacturing jobs but it
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| able to significantly reduce their wage
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| | has increased jobs in spinning and
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| bill by paying less salary to people for
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| | weaving sectors of textile industry. The
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| the same work which was done by a worker
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| | garment cut and tailored in Mexican
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| in developed country for higher salary.
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| | factories is American. It provided a good
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| Is it exploitation - to answer it plainly
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| | value to our cotton farmers in the
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| in most cases it is not, as the income
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| | country. Additionally it created new jobs
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| level these companies provide is
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| | in retailing, transporting and
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| relatively higher than the prevalent
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| | hospitality industry.If we look at it
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| income level in those countries.- Tax
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| | from country strategic prospective it
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| Benefits - As Outsourcing brings lots of
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| | kept away the dominance of China in US
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| jobs to the country where projects and
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| | market. So it balanced our basket of
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| tasks are outsourced, most government in
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| | clothing suppliers.Low price clothing has
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| these countries provide tax holidays and
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| | also kept inflation rate at lower levels.
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| other benefits which makes outsourcing a
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| | Today when the protectionist are
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| viable option.- Makes company competitive
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| | screaming from the top of their voices
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| - As most companies are outsourcing today
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| | about pitfalls of outsourcing, I like to
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| so the one which are not doing it have a
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| | remind them that the minimum price of a
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| cost disadvantage. To remain competitive
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| | 'Made in America' jeans can't be less
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| against competitors, most companies these
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| | than $80 dollars, it is just because of
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| days resort to out sourcing. In fact this
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| | outsourcing that we are able to buy it at
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| competitive benchmark usually leads
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| | $12 in nearby Wal-Mart stores. (Jim
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| companies to explore new foreign
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| | McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
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| outsourcing destinations with better
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| | 2004)Automobile and manufacturing
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| infrastructure and incentives. For
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| | sectorGoing through an article of New
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| example to provide cheaper clothes in
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| | York Times economist Paul Krugman (New
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| 70's and 80's companies like Wal-Mart
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| | York Times 2005), he stated that Toyota
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| start outsourcing apparel from Japan and
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| | has decided to start its car
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| Korea. As the prosperity level grow in
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| | manufacturing plant in northern Canada
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| these countries and work force became
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| | instead of Southern and Central America.
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| relatively costly then before the
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| | The reason the aptitude level of the
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| companies moved to South East Asian
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| | Canadian workforce is higher than the
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| countries like Indonesia, Vietnam and
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| | American. The answer is simple when
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| Thailand. In the mean time China
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| | foreign investment is shying away because
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| developed its infrastructure and made it
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| | we are not investing in health care and
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| a more competitive place then by
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| | educational benefits for average
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| spreading their basket Wal-Mart moved to
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| | Americans then it will foul to cry that
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| China. Today as a company Wal-Mart is the
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| | we are loosing jobs to off-shoring. First
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| biggest trading partner of China and it
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| | and foremost thing is to put our house in
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| actually exceeds some countries total
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| | order.Agriculture SectorAgricultural
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| foreign trade with China.- More control
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| | tariffs were reduced to zero for half of
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| over business outcomes - It may have
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| | American exports to mexico. The other
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| started as cost reducing activity but
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| | half will be eliminated by 2009. On
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| today outsourcing is providing business
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| | grains, dairy, and poultry, NAFTA
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| executives a better scope to shape
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| | eliminated Mexico's licensing
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| company's future. According to one of the
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| | requirements. The opening contrast to
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| recent survey of more than 800 health
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| | Mexican flooding the US market with its
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| care, manufacturing , retail and travel
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| | product it provides avenue for US food
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| executives in the US and Europe by
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| | companies to develop business processes
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| consulting company Accenture (Advantages
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| | to subsidy flushed Western European
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| of outsourcing 2004) , 86% said
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| | farmers.Overall scenarioCompare to its
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| outsourcing provides them more and more
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| | NAFTA partners U.S. domestic exports to
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| control over business results in a
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| | have increased dramatically-with real
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| variety of strategic areas, the most
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| | growth of 95.2% to Mexico and 41% to
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| important being the ability to plan.
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| | Canada-growth in imports of 195.3% from
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| "Industry leaders today view outsourcing
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| | Mexico and 61.1% from Canada
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| as a prescription for change versus an
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| | overwhelmingly surpass export
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| antidote to rising costs," says John
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| | growthConclusionHow this outsourcing will
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| Rollins, a partner in Accenture's
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| | influence the long term prospects of US
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| products operating group(Advantages of
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| | econmy is still to be seen but to put
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| outsourcing 2004). More and more
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| | things in context, with or without
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| companies are outsourcing so that they
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| | outsourcing economies shed and creates
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| can focus on their core competencies.
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| | new jobs every year especially American
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| Companies like Nike don't even
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| | economy which is the most robust economy
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| manufacture a single shoe or garment. It
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| | in the world. Every years millions of
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| outsources all these activities from its
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| | American change or leave their jobs due
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| dedicated third party factories in South
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| | to technological invention like ATM
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| East Asia, China and South Asia. The Nike
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| | machines which reduce the number of
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| headquarters in US only focuses its
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| | banking executives needed, process
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| energy on developing new design and
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| | redundancy like need for type writers
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| sharpening its marketing
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| | etc. Job outsourcing is also not one way
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| juggernaut.Disadvantages of
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| | traffic, one countries outsourcing is
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| Outsourcing- Political Risks - This is
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| | other countries in-sourcing. In the
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| one of the most evident risks which a
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| | manufacturing sector the US economy may
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| company has to face if it decides to
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| | be facing trade deficit but in service
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| outsource. The most hotbeds of the
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| | sector it has trade surplus.Globalization
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| outsourcing revolution today carry a
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| | is bringing new opportunities and
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| various level of political risk with
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| | challenges for companies and employees,
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| them. For example - China is governed by
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| | it is also putting stress on governments
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| a communist country, even though
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| | to provide its citizen better education,
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| government proclaims to adhere to World
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| | improved health care and an overall
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| Trade Organization laws but one can never
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| | better standard of living. Outsourcing is
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| be sure in a communist country as the
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| | developing new markets for American
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| government can over change a law
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| | products as these countries which are
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| overnight to benefit its own people.
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| | having rising per capita income and
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| Other countries like Ireland, India, and
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| | changing lifestyle.Outsourcing is a win
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| Philippines etc at some point or other
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| | win situation for both parties right now,
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| are marred by violence and other such
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| | all the protectionist are trying today is
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| activities.- Growing dependence on the
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| | kill the American spirit of freedom and
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| third party contractors - As the company
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| | innovation. We became the largest economy
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| dependence on the third party increases
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| | in the world not because we were
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| the relative cost of business also start
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| | protected but because we opened our doors
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| increasing as the third party will start
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| | to foreign capital. Foreigners invested
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| asking better share.- Difficult to
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| | their hard earned money here and created
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| innovate - as the companies are dependent
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| | jobs. Today we have similar opportunity
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| on third parties, it leaves lesser scope
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| | to alleviate poverty from some of the
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| for a business to innovate business
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| | poorest countries in the world. Just to
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| operations and get better than
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| | put a test ask the Bangladeshi women who
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| competitors. If the company wants to
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| | makes T-shirt for GAP and Wal-Mart.
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| focus on a specific training and other
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| | Government and corporate America must
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| such aspects, the third party will try to
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| | understand that they have a bigger
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| resist as it will put a hold on his
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| | responsibility that goes beyond boosting
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| business prospects with other business
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| | up the bottom line or fattening top
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| clients.Outsourcing hotbeds in the
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| | management's collective wallet.Kendra
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| worldYou mention the name of China and
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| | Parker is one of the leading writer on
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| India in the community these days and one
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| | outsourcing, she has published numerous
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| will receive a serious gaze as if these
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| | papers in various magazines. she
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| countries are taking away the prosperity
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| | regularly writes term papers for business
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| and jobs of average American. The most
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| | and outsourcing section.
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