1. Consider the following statement: "In many ways, choosing an outsource vendor is a one-way street." Explain what this statement means. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
2. Consider the outsourcing of the following business functions:
• Employee cafeteria
• General ledger accounting
• Corporate IT infrastructure (networks, servers, and infrastructure applications, such as email)
a. Compare the benefits of outsourcing for each business function.
b. Compare the risks of outsourcing for each busi- ness function.
c. Do you believe the decision to outsource is easier for some of these functions than for others? Why or why not?