Exam 13: Outsourcing

Considering the risks and limitations of outsourcing,it is estimated that few outsourced HR functions have been brought back in-house.What is the percentage of outsourced HR functions that are taken back by organizations?

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Question 81

Today,firms are outsourcing everything from information technology management to entire functions such as human resources.

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Question 82

According to the textbook,why did CIBC make the decision to outsource major portions of its HR functions?

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Question 83

Why do cost overrides with outsourcing occur more frequently than projected?

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Question 84

Why are specialized outsource vendors more efficient in their offering of training than many organizations?

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Question 85

What are two primary reasons why organizations outsource?

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Question 86

Quality improvement is typically cited as a benefit of outsourcing,and therefore it is written into the outsourcing contract.

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Question 87

Which of the following characteristics is NOT typically used to help determine whether an organization should outsource?

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Question 88

Which is one of the meanings of core competency?

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Question 89

An organization found that outsourcing led to company information being leaked.What risks did this organization carry as a result of outsourcing?

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Question 90

Comment on the quote "not a single company can afford to even try and be the first in everything." Define and give an example of core work and non-core work.

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Question 91

Once an organization has negotiated the outsourcing contract,what would be the next step in managing outsourcing?

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Question 92

Nike focuses on its competencies in product design and outsources other competencies.What is this competency product design called?

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Question 93

Outsourcing occurs when an organization contracts with another organization to provide services or products of a minor function or activity.

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Question 94

Activities that are able to be fully or partly automated by technology and delivered by remote sites are most likely to be outsourced.

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Question 95

What function does a stay-back team perform?

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Question 96

Outsourcing is a contractual relationship for the provision of business services by any available provider with relevant expertise.

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Question 97

The major information risk to the HR department when using outsourcing is the potential for violations of confidential employee data.

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Question 98

What is one of the primary risks associated with outsourcing?

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Question 99

What are the two most frequent causes of outsourcing problems?

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Considering the risks and limitations of outsourcing,it is estimated that few outsourced HR functions have been brought back in-house.What is the percentage of outsourced HR functions that are taken back by organizations?

Today,firms are outsourcing everything from information technology management to entire functions such as human resources.

According to the textbook,why did CIBC make the decision to outsource major portions of its HR functions?

Why do cost overrides with outsourcing occur more frequently than projected?

Why are specialized outsource vendors more efficient in their offering of training than many organizations?

What are two primary reasons why organizations outsource?

Quality improvement is typically cited as a benefit of outsourcing,and therefore it is written into the outsourcing contract.

Which of the following characteristics is NOT typically used to help determine whether an organization should outsource?

Which is one of the meanings of core competency?

An organization found that outsourcing led to company information being leaked.What risks did this organization carry as a result of outsourcing?

Comment on the quote "not a single company can afford to even try and be the first in everything." Define and give an example of core work and non-core work.

Once an organization has negotiated the outsourcing contract,what would be the next step in managing outsourcing?

Nike focuses on its competencies in product design and outsources other competencies.What is this competency product design called?

Outsourcing occurs when an organization contracts with another organization to provide services or products of a minor function or activity.

Activities that are able to be fully or partly automated by technology and delivered by remote sites are most likely to be outsourced.

What function does a stay-back team perform?

Outsourcing is a contractual relationship for the provision of business services by any available provider with relevant expertise.

The major information risk to the HR department when using outsourcing is the potential for violations of confidential employee data.

What is one of the primary risks associated with outsourcing?

What are the two most frequent causes of outsourcing problems?

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