At your company, a number of routine office tasks are loosely shared among entry-level employees, who perform these duties in addition to their specific job descriptions. This often results in tasks being done late, poorly, or not at all. You suggest to your boss that outsourcing this work might be a good idea. He is interested and asks you to research and recommend a service provider.
-In this case, which of the following is the best example of a primary source?
A) the website of an outsourcing service provider that you are considering
B) a Wikipedia article about the popularity of outsourcing
C) a journal article about the impact of outsourcing on a company's bottom line
D) a research report discussing the effects of outsourcing on the overall economy
E) a textbook chapter about the ethical implications of outsourcing

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A) Texts written by the subjects you are researching are a form of a primary source. So the website or marketing materials of the various outsourcing providers you are evaluating are considered primary sources.

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