Question

Xeon Inc., a maker of chocolate products, assigns its packaging and labeling to First Choice U.S.A., a firm that specializes in packaging and labeling other companies' products. Which HRM practice is Xeon Inc. using in this scenario?
(A) acquiring
(B) downsizing
(C) outsourcing
(D) reengineering
(E) benchmarking

Answer 1

Answer:

c. outsourcing

Explanation:

Outsourcing -

It refers to the process of hiring another company , which is responsible for some external project or task , is referred to as outsourcing .

It can be a short term process of hiring , it may also require transferring the employees to another firm internally .

Hence , from the given scenario of the question ,

Hiring the packaging firm by another company , showcases the method of outsourcing .