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A. It is the same as outsourcing processes to other organizations.
B. A firm often offshores processes by directly investing in its own foreign facilities.
C. A firm that uses offshoring faces less risk of intellectual property theft.
D. It occurs when a firm gains control over its value chain by performing all processes internally.


Answer: B

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