Which of the following is a difference between outsourcing and inshoring?

a. Outsourcing is the sending of home country jobs abroad, whereas inshoring is the returning of outsourced jobs to the home country.

b. Outsourcing does not incur fuel and transportation costs, whereas inshoring is associated with increased fuel and transportation costs.

c. Outsourcing involves the sending of home country employees abroad, whereas inshoring involves the bringing of foreign employees into the home country.

d. Outsourcing provides natural resources to a foreign firm, whereas inshoring acquires natural resources from a foreign firm.

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29 December, 08:17

Which of the following is a difference between outsourcing and inshoring?

a. Outsourcing is the sending of home country jobs abroad, whereas inshoring is the returning of outsourced jobs to the home country.

b. Outsourcing does not incur fuel and transportation costs, whereas inshoring is associated with increased fuel and transportation costs.

c. Outsourcing involves the sending of home country employees abroad, whereas inshoring involves the bringing of foreign employees into the home country.

d. Outsourcing provides natural resources to a foreign firm, whereas inshoring acquires natural resources from a foreign firm.

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Faith Bean · Answer 1

Answer: Option (A) is correct.

Explanation:

Outsourcing is known as the agreement under which one organization hires or employee another organization in order to be responsible existing or for a planned activity that tends to be done internally, and at times involves transferring workers and assets from an organization to another.

Inshoring is referred to as the opposite of Offshoring. It is known as the process or method of moving an organization or its business operation from abroad to a local country. It is also referred to as outsourcing of workers domestically.