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Personal offshoring
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Personal Offshoring or Smallsourcing[1] is a business model where individual consumers or small businesses (often sole proprietorships) directly outsource their work. It is a form of Offshoring. According to the Wall Street Journal "[t]he approach relies on the same model that drives corporate outsourcing: labor arbitrage, or benefiting from the wage differential between U.S. workers and those in developing countries."[2] It can potentially be a dangerous business model if not managed appropriately. Problems can include language barriers and communications issues due to differences in time zones.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Outsourcing for Small Businesses" (in English). Outsourcing for Small Businesses. http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2007/10/03/Outsourcing-for-Small-Businesses. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ "Outsourcing Your Life" (in English). Outsourcing Your Life. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118073815238422013.html. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ↑ "My Personal Offshoring Story" (in English). My Personal Offshoring Story. http://www.itpaa.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=28. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
