...Min Zhang; Yinan Qi; Zhiqiang Wang; Kulwant S. Pawar; Xiande Zhao Purpose Intellectual capital reflects the sum of existing knowledge a manufacturer is able to leverage and plays a critical role in new product development. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the mechanisms...

... industries Intellectual capital Intangible assets Virtual manufacturing can be approached from diametrically different business strategies. For companies that have no current manufacturing capability, business strategy may dictate a move into the production of tangible items. This scenario occurs...