Doing nothing (I know this is not the answer…but should mention it briefly)
Staying in Waterloo
For obvious reasons
Staying Within North America: New York
They have office in New York currently
Cornell university is located relatively close enough to new york
** The other place I was thinking was in California…there were a lot of top ranked university’s, however none really close to RIM’s LA location. **
Going International: United Kingdom
They have a head office in Slough
They have an office in Birmingham
Birmingham has a university in top 100
** The other place I was thinking of was the Netherlands…they have an office in but I don’t know where exactly. Netherlands has two universities in the top 100 to ranked (17th, 49th). **
If we can all decided on which ones to use for North American and International....then we can start writing up our sections regarding these alternatives and then ultimately picking the best alternative for our recommendation.
Hey Greg, good call on the "doing nothing" option!!
my concern about expanding in NY is the expanding expense is going to be too high, that's why i keep thinking of going out of NY a little bit. here is my alternative for north america:
Cleveland!!! was awared as the top 7 from ICF in 2006. i don't quite want to use the rankings in 2008 because those areas may be too new for other business to expand into. we are not just looking for new grads, but also existing companies right? Cleveland was brought into attention in 2006 and it should have attracted quite much of businesses to expand there by now. which means there are opportunities to recruit people from other companies.
Second, i like cleveland is becuase it is not far from NewYork city. 4 hours car. and there are some universities around that area is ranked in the top 100 : - CARNEGIE MELLON University - CORNELL University - PURDUE University - University of MICHIGAN - Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VIRGINIA TECH) - JOHNS HOPKINS University - PENNSYLVANIA STATE University - University of MARYLAND that's why i would say there RIM can still attract new grads to work for them.
Third, Northeast Ohio is ranked in the top 7 in ICF in 2008, northeast ohio is not far from cleveland, it has developed a good broadband system to allow companies to grow in the area.
Fourth, since cleveland and north ohio area is not a really like those competitive area such as New York and Toronto, the expanding cost like rent and salary can be reduced.
Hey Greg, good call on the "doing nothing" option!!
ReplyDeletemy concern about expanding in NY is the expanding expense is going to be too high, that's why i keep thinking of going out of NY a little bit. here is my alternative for north america:
Cleveland!!! was awared as the top 7 from ICF in 2006. i don't quite want to use the rankings in 2008 because those areas may be too new for other business to expand into. we are not just looking for new grads, but also existing companies right? Cleveland was brought into attention in 2006 and it should have attracted quite much of businesses to expand there by now. which means there are opportunities to recruit people from other companies.
Second, i like cleveland is becuase it is not far from NewYork city. 4 hours car. and there are some universities around that area is ranked in the top 100 :
- CARNEGIE MELLON University
- CORNELL University
- PURDUE University
- University of MICHIGAN
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VIRGINIA TECH)
- JOHNS HOPKINS University
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE University
- University of MARYLAND
that's why i would say there RIM can still attract new grads to work for them.
Third, Northeast Ohio is ranked in the top 7 in ICF in 2008, northeast ohio is not far from cleveland, it has developed a good broadband system to allow companies to grow in the area.
Fourth, since cleveland and north ohio area is not a really like those competitive area such as New York and Toronto, the expanding cost like rent and salary can be reduced.