The Leader - September/October 2008 - (Page 57) Y ou th IN k th eY’r e h ot, B u t the Y’ re No t: to p -10 o v e rrate D I Nv e s tme Nt De s tI NatI o Ns keting, technical support and research and development in an investmentsaturated but high-talent tier-one city, while locating IT/KPO/BPO or manufacturing operations in an up-andcoming tier-two or -three city. As the world flattens, the task of identifying the optimal investment location becomes increasingly more difficult – and critical. Locations are not one-size-fitsall, and the wrong fit is liable to be not only unflattering but also costly. aBout the authors Kendall Turner is a Bangkok-based Research Analyst at Tractus Asia. Andrew Tulloch is a Shanghai-based Research Analyst at Tractus Asia. For more information on this topic, go to CoreNet Global’s Knowledge Center Online. Location Velocity: Good Today, But What About Tomorrow? http://www2.corenetglobal.org/dotCMS/ kcoAsset?assetInode=2700092 Attracting Talent to Your Location: The Economic Development Perspective http://www2.corenetglobal.org/dotCMS/ kcoAsset?assetInode=3539683 Dennis Meseroll is the Director of Tractus Asia, an Asia-based management consulting firm with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok and Ho Chi Min City. Innovative Location Solutions http://www2.corenetglobal.org/dotCMS/ kcoAsset?assetInode=3629454 Dennis Donovan is a Principal of Wadley Donovan Gutshaw Consulting, a US-based corporate location advisory firm located in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Jay Biggins is Executive Managing Director of Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co., a US-based incentives advisory firm with offices in Princeton, New Jersey and New York City. 2 0 0 8 th e le aDe r 57 septemBer / octoBer http://www2.corenetglobal.org/dotCMS/kcoAsset?assetInode=2700092 http://www2.corenetglobal.org/dotCMS/kcoAsset?assetInode=2700092 http://www2.corenetglobal.org/dotCMS/kcoAsset?assetInode=3539683 http://www2.corenetglobal.org/dotCMS/kcoAsset?assetInode=3539683 http://www2.corenetglobal.org/dotCMS/kcoAsset?assetInode=3629454 http://www2.corenetglobal.org/dotCMS/kcoAsset?assetInode=3629454
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