Outsourcing, offshoring & re-shoring as HR strategies (IBDP)
Authored by Eduardo Agustin Cortez
Social Studies, Business
11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which term best refers to the transferring out of internal activities to an external provider?
Subcontracting
Offshoring
Franchising
Re-shoring
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which term refers to relocating a business’ activities overseas?
Subcontracting
Offshoring
Franchising
Re-shoring
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which term refers to transferring overseas operations back to the domestic country?
Subcontracting
Offshoring
Franchising
Re-shoring
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Apple designs its products in California, USA. It contracts significant manufacturing activities to Foxconn in Shenzhen, China. What is this an example of?
Subcontracting/Outsourcing
Insourcing
Repatriation
Re-shoring
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of outsourcing?
Redundancies may be caused, so need to be handled carefully
It distracts a firm from focusing on its core business activities
Subcontractors may engage in unethical business practices
Quality management is more challenging, especially if the outsourcing firm is located overseas
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