Outsourcing: Pros and ConsOutsourcing: Pros and Cons

Mr. RushMr. FarrellGo Muskies

Mr. RushMr. FarrellGo Muskies

What we will do TodayWhat we will do Today

Agenda• 1) Complete Asia

Outsourcing Comparison Sheet

• 2) Evaluate Positives/ Negatives of Outsourcing

• 3) Pages- Develop a company with pros/ cons of outsourcing

• 1) Complete Asia Outsourcing Comparison Sheet

• 2) Evaluate Positives/ Negatives of Outsourcing

• 3) Pages- Develop a company with pros/ cons of outsourcing

Objectives• Purpose: What are the

positives and negatives of Outsourcing?

• Essential Questions:1) What advantages might a business have from outsourcing? What are some disadvantages?a.If you owned a business, how might you resolve the question of outsourcing or not? How would you respond to your critics?

• Purpose: What are the positives and negatives of Outsourcing?

• Essential Questions:1) What advantages might a business have from outsourcing? What are some disadvantages?a.If you owned a business, how might you resolve the question of outsourcing or not? How would you respond to your critics?

Essential Questions

• What Is Outsourcing?• You start your dream company.• What factors would you consider when

deciding whether or not to outsource?

• What Is Outsourcing?• You start your dream company.• What factors would you consider when

deciding whether or not to outsource?

Starting A Business: Would you outsource?

• Go to CIA world Factbook Link from wiki• Select United States• What economic factors would you look at

when deciding whether or not to outsource?• Browse/ look under economics on • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-

world-factbook/

Starting A Business: Would you outsource?

• Record the factors for the United States on your chart.

Starting A Business: Would you outsource?

• Go to CIA world Factbook Link from wiki• Select A east and Southeast Asia or India• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-

world-factbook/• Browse/ look around- what would be the best

fit for your company? 7 minutes

Starting A Business: Would you outsource?

• Record the factors for the 3 Asian countries on your chart. (5 minutes)

Starting A Business: Would you outsource?

• Would you outsource? Why or Why not?– ___ Record 3 pros and 3 cons from the article you

read on Friday. 6 points– _____Give 3 statistics of why you would outsource

and 2 statistics of why you would not outsource from cia worldfactbook. 5 points

– Post on your wiki today

What we will do TodayWhat we will do Today

Agenda• 1)What do you know about

outsourcing? • 2)Read: Business Week

article: Commentary: Outsourcing Jobs: Is it Bad? 3)Create a T-chart- Pros/ Cons of outsourcing

• 4)Discussion: The Pros/ Cons of outsourcing

• 1)What do you know about outsourcing?

• 2)Read: Business Week article: Commentary: Outsourcing Jobs: Is it Bad? 3)Create a T-chart- Pros/ Cons of outsourcing

• 4)Discussion: The Pros/ Cons of outsourcing

Objectives• Purpose: What are the

positives and negatives of Outsourcing?

• Essential Questions:1) What advantages might a business have from outsourcing? What are some disadvantages?a.If you owned a business, how might you resolve the question of outsourcing or not? How would you respond to your critics?

• Purpose: What are the positives and negatives of Outsourcing?

• Essential Questions:1) What advantages might a business have from outsourcing? What are some disadvantages?a.If you owned a business, how might you resolve the question of outsourcing or not? How would you respond to your critics?

Business Week Article

• Read the article• Complete the pdf- save as• Give arguments for and against outrsourcing