Outsourcing is the practice of subcontracting some or all of a company's information systems services to another firm. The approach has been around for many years, and corporations have been subcontracting work to low-cost labor areas for years, but in the past, this practice was limited to data entry job. <Tab/>In a typical outsourcing agreement, a company will subcontract with another firm for some or all of its information systems …showed first 75 words of 1098 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1098 total…creates jobs for Americans. However Outsourcing should not be used as a means for corporations to gain wealth over the exploitation of cheap labor, meanwhile creating increased unemployment in The U.S. To combat this problem the government should take measures to help alleviate this problem. Consumers should also pay close attention to the goods they purchase and displaced workers need some form of retraining program where they can make themselves marketable for future employment.