CAPELLA UNIVERSITY BUS4016 UNIT 1 ASSIGNMENT 1

Read the "Who Makes the Apple iPhone?" case on page 32 of your textbook.

In globalEDGE or the Capella Library, find at least one resource (in addition to the case study) that supports or rejects positions taken in the textbook.

You mustuse proper APA references and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional resource.

Write a paper of 250–500 words, addressing the following questions:

• What are the major variables and the driving force behind this type of outsourcing?
• Do you consider this a good practice in terms of cross-cultural communication and cross-cultural organizational structures and hierarchies? Why or why not?
• What other functions, services, or practices might be outsourced?
• What are some of the issues business managers should consider as they determine whether or not to outsource such functions?