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The global business consultancy and audit industry refers to the provision of services such as business strategyplanning, market outlook prediction, litigation support and various solutions in domains like human resources, restructuring, technology and corporate finance.

Business process outsourcing refers to the transfer of certain business activitiesor processes to an external contractor. Companies tend to outsource processes that are vital to the functioning of its business but that do not necessarily fall within the company’s specific expertise.

The global maintenance and cleaning services (another segment of the wider business services sector) can be divided into two sectors, namely consumer and commercial. The former encompasses home cleaning services and outfits specialized in cleaning for which there is less demand, such as window and carpet cleaning. The commercial sector involves outfits providing a wider range of services that are usually geared towards businesses for long-term service provision.

The global research and development (R&D) industry is included in business services and encompasses three main fields of activity, which are basic research, applied research and development. Two central branches of the industry involve R&D in engineering, physical and life sciences on one hand, and the humanities and social sciences on the other.

In the world security services market (segment of the business services industry), the managed security services industry refers to the electronic, managed and outsourced personnel security solutions.