What is the term for contracting external vendors to perform services that were once handled by internal staff?

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27 Sept 2021
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Outsourcing refers to hiring third-party vendors to carry out services previously managed by internal employees. Offshoring involves relocating business processes to another country. Alternative staffing includes different workforce solutions but does not specifically mean using external vendors for previously in-house tasks.

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