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Gears Inc., an automobile manufacturing firm, has hired an external agency to handle its employee compensation function so that its HR employees can focus on other tasks, such as legal compliance and employee training. The firm has made this change for two reasons: to increase workforce efficiency by reducing the time spent on the compensation function and to reduce the dissatisfaction caused by the repetitious nature of this function. In the given scenario, Gears Inc. is employing

a$.$ homeshoring

b$.$ outsqurcing

c$.$ crowdsourcing

d$.$ foreign direct investment