BEC Test questions

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    So I am on B6 in Becker and came across this question:

    Hi Tech Corp. is in California and contracted with a separate company in India to handle its customer service call center. Hi Tech Corp.’s practice is most accurately described as:

    A) Shared Service

    B) Offshore operations

    C) Globalization

    D) Outsourcing

    I choose D and got the incorrect answer and this was their description they gave, “Although Hi Tech is outsourcing, the best description is offshore operations because the services were performed outside the country.

    While I can understand that it was moved offshore… but to be an offshore operation doesn’t the operation still have to operate under the corporation and not by an entirely different company?

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  • #429901
    Zaq
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    No.

    Think about payroll. Some companies outsource their payroll functions to other companies. Whenever you outsource any of your company's activities, it is being regulated by an entirely different company. Otherwise, it wouldn't be called outsourcing.

    So the only difference between outsourcing and off-shore outsourcing is where the outsourcing company is located in regards to the main company.

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    #429902
    Anonymous
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    For what it's worth…I would've said the same thing…and for the same reason. Their customer service is being handled off-shore (though through another company), but it's definitely outsourced. So I know this won't help you understand it…but misery loves company, right? 😉

    #429903

    Nice thanks for the replies! Man I hate this exam… its the bane of my existence. “while your answer is correct… it just not the “most” correct… 74 and FAIL”

    BTW Lilla how did you change your picture… I searched for like 15 minutes in my settings and then “gave up”

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    #429904
    Anonymous
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    Lol I looked and looked and found a thread somewhere that talked about it…it's done through Gravatar: https://en.gravatar.com/ To use Gravatar, apparently you now have to have a WordPress account. 😐 Just use the same email address as you use here, and after a bit, your pic will start showing up. I did the same thing, looking through my profile and feeling stupid to miss it since I was sure it was right there and I just couldn't find it!!

    #429905

    LOL yeah I was feeling pretty stupid myself, thanks!

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