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Why do companies use outsourcing and gig-economy arrangements?

Why do companies use outsourcing and gig-economy arrangements? (IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573 · Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skill…

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  • Outsourcing and organizational integration are important contemporary business practices.
  • Companies of all sizes regularly outsource functions globally and domestically.
  • Companies outsource to reduce costs or obtain human-resource talent and innovation.
  • Successful outsourcing must address a clearly articulated business problem.
  • Managers must select providers that fit their companies’ actual needs.
  • Companies should engage outsourcing providers as long-term strategic partners.
  • The gig economy has become increasingly important to the U.S. labor force and outsourcing.
  • More people work as freelancers per project because they cannot obtain full-time employment or prefer self-employment.
  • Global mergers create important organizational-structure and cultural issues.
  • Management must combine two organizations into one successful, cohesive organization.
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IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573

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"Outsourcing business functions—both globally and domestically—continues to be a regular business practice for companies large and small. Companies choose to outsource either as a cost-saving measure or as a way to gain access to needed human resource talent and innovation. To be successful, outsourcing must solve a clearly articulated business problem. In addition, managers must use outsourcing providers that fit their company’s actual needs and strive to engage these providers as strategic partners for the long term. A recent phenomenon known as the gig economy has taken on more importance as it pertains to the U.S. labor force and outsourcing. More people are working as freelancers on a per-project basis, either because they can’t get hired as full-time employees or because they prefer to work as self-employed individuals. Global mergers raise important issues in organizational structure and culture. The ultimate challenge for management is to take two organizations and create a single, successful, cohesive organization."

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