Roughly 2,382,000 jobs were outsourced outside the borders of the United States in 2015 (Statistic Brain). Without question, offshore outsourcing has been a detested practice from the consumer’s perception but it is widely used and valued by many business owners. There are several extenuating circumstances that are customarily overlooked when discussing the debatable subject of sending jobs overseas. In the Address to the Nation on Labor Day, Richard Nixon articulates, “And so these are the four elements of productivity: investment in new technology job training, good management, and high employee motivation” (28). Contrary to many beliefs, the use of outsourcing can successfully create the central conditions brought forth by Mr. Nixon. The
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Consumers were able to also experience the benefits of the Revolution by an increase in quantity for products as well as a decrease in price. What many did not take into consideration was the negative impacts industrial insourcing had on the American worker. Kristian Killgrove wrote an article on Forbes that describes the long term cancerous effects of the industrial revolution. The harmful chemicals not only contributed to pollution but it created and is still creating devastating results for workers that inhale the toxic chemicals on a daily basis. It is also equally significant to understand the sociological effects of industrial insourcing. With industrial sites in place in the early 1800’s, people migrated to the cities which ultimately created an influx in population. The cities got extremely overpopulated in a short period of time. With limited resources and technology, including lack of drainage systems, the drinking water would be contaminated with toxins from the streets as well as defecation from animal and humans. With the limited knowledge of how diseases or sicknesses were transmitted, the infections would spread like wildfire through the streets. Making the Modern World lists a few of the known diseases transmitted through the street such as Smallpox, typhus, typhoid, dysentery, diphtheria, scarlet fever, …show more content…
Decreased product costs, higher paying job creations, decreased US pollution, international knowledge, expanded market exposure and foreign relationships are all beneficial factors for America that everyone should consider before excluding offshore outsourcing as a viable employment option. Azim Premji articulates, “The important thing about outsourcing or global sourcing is that it becomes a very powerful tool to leverage talent, improve productivity and reduce work cycles” (AZ Quotes). Although there are and will always be opposition and opposing arguments when referencing offshore outsourcing it is important to weigh the risk vs. the reward to determine what is best for the company, the employee as well as the
Consumers were able to also experience the benefits of the Revolution by an increase in quantity for products as well as a decrease in price. What many did not take into consideration was the negative impacts industrial insourcing had on the American worker. Kristian Killgrove wrote an article on Forbes that describes the long term cancerous effects of the industrial revolution. The harmful chemicals not only contributed to pollution but it created and is still creating devastating results for workers that inhale the toxic chemicals on a daily basis. It is also equally significant to understand the sociological effects of industrial insourcing. With industrial sites in place in the early 1800’s, people migrated to the cities which ultimately created an influx in population. The cities got extremely overpopulated in a short period of time. With limited resources and technology, including lack of drainage systems, the drinking water would be contaminated with toxins from the streets as well as defecation from animal and humans. With the limited knowledge of how diseases or sicknesses were transmitted, the infections would spread like wildfire through the streets. Making the Modern World lists a few of the known diseases transmitted through the street such as Smallpox, typhus, typhoid, dysentery, diphtheria, scarlet fever, …show more content…
Decreased product costs, higher paying job creations, decreased US pollution, international knowledge, expanded market exposure and foreign relationships are all beneficial factors for America that everyone should consider before excluding offshore outsourcing as a viable employment option. Azim Premji articulates, “The important thing about outsourcing or global sourcing is that it becomes a very powerful tool to leverage talent, improve productivity and reduce work cycles” (AZ Quotes). Although there are and will always be opposition and opposing arguments when referencing offshore outsourcing it is important to weigh the risk vs. the reward to determine what is best for the company, the employee as well as the