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Write a 500-word (minimum) APA 12pt, double spaced. Use only credible references – grading is very hard on credible sources. That backs paper points and statements. He also referenced this blog for APA headings etc. http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2011/04/how-to-use-five-levels-of-heading-in-an-apa-style-paper.html
 

Read Case 3-1: eBay’s Outsourcing Strategy (located in your textbook)-see attachment

Prepare a submission that reflects the following questions: 

1.When companies like Dell are reducing outsourcing in some areas, should eBay be considering expanding outsourcing?

2.What are the limits to outsourcing Trust and Safety?

3.What are the advantages/disadvantages of the BOT strategy and how  does it stack up against the other two options Dalton outlines in her  Excel spreadsheet? What are opportunism, capability, and flexibility  implications of the strategy?

4.What will eBay’s senior management do with Kathy Dalton’s new three-tiered outsourcing strategy?

Conditional and Passive Language

Conditionals and Other Evasives

Common conditionals are

· Would · Should · Could

· “Can be” · “Might be” · “May be”

Imagine you’re a highly paid professional analyst. The client wants, and has paid well for, your assertive professional recommendation. Using conditional language in such a setting is frequently viewed as evasive. Passive voice and anthropomorphizing are two related culprits. “I believe”, while not technically a conditional, is another non-assertive phrase I often see.

Now, it’s a natural human tendency to try to shirk blame for a wrong answer. But, the “wrongest” answer you can give is no answer. And, evading the question is just that – no answer at all.

I think you’ve all seen me marking the conditionals in your essays by now. So, I wanted to post this more formal explanation of it. I argue that these essays will be better with absolutely no conditionals in them at all. So, you’re safest to just eliminate them.

Here are some sample translations to preferable language:

Conditionals/Non-Assertive They should… The subject company might… They could… I believe that… A solution might be to… Passive Voice/Evasive It has been shown that… It has been said that… Anthropomorphisms This analysis shows that… The literature review suggests…

Say it this way instead They will… I recommend that the subject company…. I recommend the subject company develop the capability to… I forecast/predict that… As a solution, I recommend that…. Say it this way instead I have shown that… Managers in this industry were documented saying…(citation) Say it this way instead This analyst predicts that… Based on a thorough review of the relevant literature, I recommend…