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Offshore Outsourcing. Eric Graham English 1200. What is Offshore Outsourcing?. Domestic Jobs sent overseas To minimize a businesses cost White collar jobs. Stance. Offshore Outsourcing is bad for the U.S. Loses jobs for Americans Hurts the U.S. Economy Upsets the People/Harder to manage.
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Offshore Outsourcing Eric Graham English 1200
What is Offshore Outsourcing? • Domestic Jobs sent overseas • To minimize a businesses cost • White collar jobs
Stance • Offshore Outsourcing is bad for the U.S. • Loses jobs for Americans • Hurts the U.S. Economy • Upsets the People/Harder to manage
Loses American Jobs • U.S. has large unemployment • Jobs may be gone forever • Lose knowledge of those jobs • Young people will stop pursuing high technology jobs
Hurts U.S. economy • Money spent overseas is not taxed • Americans must take pay cuts • Less money in peoples hands means less spent
Upsets people/harder to manage • Foreign customer service assistants can be frustrating. • Time zone differences • Labor laws not necessarily enforced • Cultural differences
Refutations • Businesses are only there to make money • Will help our relationship with other countries.
Counter Arguments • They are made up of America’s leaders, they should be ethical. • They should respect America’s well being over unnecessary self prosperity. • Should not have to take jobs from Americans to mend relationships with other countries.
Works Cited • Lacity, M, & Rottman, J. (2009). Effects of offshore outsourcing of information technology work on client project management. Strategic Outsourcing: an International Journal, 2(1), Retrieved from http://jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/login?url=/docview/232831257?accountid=10639 doi: 10.1108/17538290910935864 • Outsourcing white-collar jobs overseas. (2008). Issues and Controversies On File, Retrieved from http://www.2facts.com/icof_story.aspx?PIN=i0900460&term=Offshore+Outsourcing • Schwartz, J. (2004). Outsourcing outcry- offshore casualties speak out. VARBusiness, Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/ • Ticoll, D. (2003). Wise up about offshore outsourcing. The Globe and Mail, Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/