Ramifications of globalization: Michael Treacy in conversation with Sarah Powell, Editor, “Spotlight” column

In this issue of “Spotlight”, Michael Treacy speaks to editor Sarah Powell about the development and significance of offshoring. Dr Michael Treacy is co‐founder and chief strategist of GEN3 Partners, a science‐based R&D services company based in Boston, USA and St Petersburg, Russia that specializes in product innovation. Prior to GEN3, Dr Treacy founded and led several other companies including a strategy consulting firm that served leading corporations in telecommunications, industrial products, financial services, transportation, and retailing. Previously he was a professor of management at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Michael Treacy has numerous published works to his name including the bestselling The Discipline of Market Leaders (co‐authored with Fred Wiersema) and Double Digit Growth: How Companies Achieve It – No Matter What. He is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review.