The study is built to explore the unique relationship between the main factors that are addressed through the research (Board Gender Diversity and Corporate Innovation) regarding the culture and governance in the Bahraini society and market. The research aims to identify the relationships while conducting a qualitative analysis of the 20 board members interviewed during the study. The participants were mixed from different company sizes, ages, genders, years of experience, company age, education, and leadership styles, to make sure that the results would be among different types and csover the widest possible range of Bahraini corporations. Mainly the research is targeting the aim of exploring the relationship between the various leadership styles used between males and females in reflection on the innovative outcomes of the corporates, keeping in the relationship the Bahraini culture effect. The results of the analysis of the interviews found that the Bahraini corporates with higher rates of diversity in boardrooms reflected a better performance in the different dimensions such as ethical considerations, governance, ESG performance, and decision making, all these dimensions are used to enhance the risk management and keeping the competitive advantage in the market.

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Driving Innovation Through Gender-Diverse Boards: A Study of Bahraini Corporations

  • Maryam Mohamed Zainal,
  • Odeh Al Jayyousi

摘要

The study is built to explore the unique relationship between the main factors that are addressed through the research (Board Gender Diversity and Corporate Innovation) regarding the culture and governance in the Bahraini society and market. The research aims to identify the relationships while conducting a qualitative analysis of the 20 board members interviewed during the study. The participants were mixed from different company sizes, ages, genders, years of experience, company age, education, and leadership styles, to make sure that the results would be among different types and csover the widest possible range of Bahraini corporations. Mainly the research is targeting the aim of exploring the relationship between the various leadership styles used between males and females in reflection on the innovative outcomes of the corporates, keeping in the relationship the Bahraini culture effect. The results of the analysis of the interviews found that the Bahraini corporates with higher rates of diversity in boardrooms reflected a better performance in the different dimensions such as ethical considerations, governance, ESG performance, and decision making, all these dimensions are used to enhance the risk management and keeping the competitive advantage in the market.