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What are the disadvantages of outsourcing? - Organisation of Commerce and Management

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What are the disadvantages of outsourcing?

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Disadvantages of Outsourcing/Limitations of Outsourcing

  1. Lack of customer focus- 
    An outsourced vendor may be catering to the needs of multiple organizations at a time. In such a situation, he may lack complete focus on an individual organization.
    As a result, the organization may suffer.
  2. A threat to security and confidentiality - 
    The confidential information of the organization may be leaked to the third party, so there are security issues.
  3. Dissatisfactory services - 
    Some of the common problem areas with outsourcing include stretched delivery time and substandard quality.
  4. Ethical issues - 
    The major ethical issue is taking away employment opportunities from one's own country when the function is outsourced to a company from another country.
  5. Other disadvantages -
    i) Misunderstanding of the contracts.
    ii) Lack of communication.
    iii) Poor quality and delayed services.
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