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  • noun A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment

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Examples

  • Carrington said many U.S. companies who outsource prefer to use U. S.-based employees - called "homeshoring" - instead of those in call centers in India or other countries.

    Gazette.com : 2008

  • The rise of "homeshoring" -- the practice of putting outsourced call-center work in the hands of home-based workers right here in America -- is in part a move by some companies to recapture customer loyalty and in part an acknowledgement that overseas operations often create more drawbacks than their savings are worth.

    MarketWatch.com - Top Stories 2008

  • Welcome to a growing trend called "homeshoring," with thousands of positions available to be filled right now.

    Forbes.com: News Forbes 2011

  • Outsourced homeshoring jobs grew 20% last year, to 112,000 jobs, estimates tech-market researcher IDC, and will hit 330,000 by 2010.

    Archive 2006-01-01 2006

  • Outsourced homeshoring jobs grew 20% last year, to 112,000 jobs, estimates tech-market researcher IDC, and will hit 330,000 by 2010.

    From On High 2006

  • Most of the new homeshoring jobs are independent contractor positions offered by outsourcing companies.

    Archive 2006-01-01 2006

  • "Offshoring's underestimated sibling, homeshoring, is about to hit a growth spurt," says IDC analyst Stephen Loynd.

    From On High 2006

  • Most of the new homeshoring jobs are independent contractor positions offered by outsourcing companies.

    From On High 2006

  • "Offshoring's underestimated sibling, homeshoring, is about to hit a growth spurt," says IDC analyst Stephen Loynd.

    Archive 2006-01-01 2006

  • CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A company that is homeshoring, as it calls it, not offshoring.

    CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2004 2004

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