title: Create products by going virtual.
abstract: A virtual organisation is a business that outsources the majority of its operations. This enables it to be highly responsive to the market and to fast track the creation of specialist products. Tips for the successful implementation of this approach are offered here, with an example of one profitable business.
authors.affiliation: Knowledge Roundtable, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. jane.hogan@knowledge-roundtable.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hogan
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003132:Commerce / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom