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The Price of Profits

Loyalty frays for both employers and employees

by Sarah Gardner
Jun 13, 2016
Companies use contractors to benefit from flexibility, and many workers want it, too
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Verizon's deal puts more U.S. call centers to work

by Kimberly Adams
May 31, 2016
The company's bringing 1,400 new jobs to the East Coast, and there are some advantages to running call centers in the U.S.
A call center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003.
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Companies offer small startups a way to outsource jobs

by Sam Harnett
Feb 22, 2016
In the world of startups, some tech companies say full-time employees are too expensive.
New tech companies at the RocketSpace co-working office use the gig economy to outsource jobs.
Courtesy: RocketSpace
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For returnees to Mexico, English is a lucrative skill

by Andy Uhler
Mar 10, 2015
Mexicans who have lived in the U.S. are finding good-paying jobs in call centers.
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Outsourcing the board of directors

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 28, 2014
Law professors make a radical proposal: Scrap the traditional board of directors.
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Marketplace Whiteboard®

Inversion – ain’t nothing but a tax dodge, baby

by Paddy Hirsch
Jul 8, 2014
Companies buy overseas rivals with one aim in mind: Reduce their tax burdens.
A Pfizer sign hangs on the outside of their headquarters in New York City.
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Has outsourcing become outdated?

by Jeff Horwich
Nov 30, 2012
For decades, the story of American manufacturing has been all about outsourcing. Lately though, some new terminology has come into vogue -- 'insourcing.'
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In debate, candidates get tough on China

by Mark Garrison
Oct 22, 2012
As the presidential race shifts towards foreign policy, the candidates trade jabs over China on outsourcing and currency manipulation.
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The Real Economy

Furniture comeback draws attention of politicians

by David Gura
Sep 4, 2012
Lincolnton Furniture is hailed as a success story for bringing jobs back to the U.S.
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Squaring rhetoric and reality on outsourcing

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 17, 2012
There's a new bad word in the race for president: 'Outsourcing.' But the latest political back-and-forth, while dramatic, ignores the realities of the American economy.
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