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Running Head: OUTSOURCING IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY

Outsourcing in the Information Technology industry

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Outsourcing in the Information Technology industry
Information technology industry is one which has recorded the highest rate at which outsourcing is being embraced. Outsourcing in this case can be taken to mean the looking for the best services from the information technology experts who can provide the services with a lot of efficiencies to ensure low cost and high production. The main reason why outsourcing becomes possible is the difference in factor endowment of resources and also difference in levels of production as it is proposed by Ricardo and Adam Smith (Hira, 2008). Outsourcing has been attributed to many effects in and out of the outsourcing company and the country.
Out sourcing in the information industry has been of importance because of various effects which push the companies to the adoption of this new concept in the industry. One of the major reasons for the outsourcing is saving the cost by reducing the total cost of the services to the firm. The involvement of experts to the activities of the firm will ensure activities are conducted in the most efficient ways and are carried at minimum cost where wastage and misuse are highly avoided.
Outsourcing is also done for the purposes of focusing on the core business of the firm. The resources of the firm, including human resources, are all directed towards the development of the business and outsourcing will ensure contracting experts who are knowledgeable and will focus the business to the objectives without diversions which brings the possibilities of losses. More often than not many organizations outsource their information technology from specialized companies in the same field.
Outsourcing helps the improvement of services and products quality. The information technology industry has seen communication efficiency,...

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