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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
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Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
CHAPTER 11 TAKEAWAY ESSAY
                                 VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND THE SCOPE OF THE FIRM
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·        Each written assignment will be no approximately 350 words
·        Writing skills will be evaluated using the attached Writing rubric, and Critical Thinking skills will be evaluated using the attached Critical Thinking rubric
Assignment Instruction:
Students will answer the chapter Takeaway question listed below. Your answer should summarize the central themes, topics, and concepts of the question with as much, or as little, supporting information necessary in order to provide complete and clear answers. It should be no longer than 350 words, and should reflect business writing and critical thinking skills.
Note:
Takeaway Question Assignments will be reviewed manually using the referenced rubrics, but on no specified day or time. In some cases, the professor may choose to send back the assignment with notations and comments using the Blackboard Assignment Drop box.  The graded assignment submission will be then be available for student review.

CHAPTER 11 TAKEAWAY QUESTION:
A large proportion of major corporations outsource their IT functions to specialist suppliers of IT services such as IBM, EDS (now owned by Hewlett-Packard), Accenture, and Cap Gemini. What transaction costs are incurred by these outsourcing arrangements and why do they arise? What are the offsetting benefits from IT outsourcing?
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