Birnik, Andreas; Birnik, Anna-Karin; Sheth, Jagdish - In: Business Horizons 53 (2010) 5, pp. 523-532
During the past quarter of a century, Asia has risen to become the world's factory. This trend has, however, coincided with the relative decline in value of manufacturing compared to other value adding activities, including R&D, design, and branding. This significant "value shift" has eroded the...