In some instances the outsourced service occurs in a differ- ent location, while in others it takes place inside the organiza- tion doing the outsourcing, as the food service did in this case. What advantages were there in having the outsourced work performed within the hospital? Suppose a different hospital outsourced its food service but decided not to have the work performed in-house. What might its rationale be? 2. In the housekeeping situation, why not just forget about out- sourcing, especially since the hospital ended up rehiring its employees anyway? 3. For laundry service, what might have been the rationale for asking another hospital to join it?
