externalizar

Question

externalizar was given to me as "outsourcing" is that correct?

Answer 1

it is funny because I heard that word before but it is not in the Real Academia Española Dictionary, it doesn't exist. The more accurate word I found to outsource services is: subcontratación and it is very common and used.

Answer 2

I would agree with Juluque, the term "outsourcing" is mostly used to mean "subcontracting to employees in foreign countries". There are other, phrases/euphemisms that try to hide/obscure the meaning but it is basically about "exporting" jobs. The bottom line/short term focus of most companies tends to support this practice. In the long run, this practice may be seen to have been short-sighted but the near term is much more obvious/easier to see than the long term.