Why implement more robust governance and risk management practices?
I was involved, last week, in a thought-provoking debate amongst regional experts, on the need for more robust governance and risk management practices in companies, and in particular where we
Gaining fresh insights into corporate perceptions
Here at the Pearl Initiative we are always looking for new ways to gain fresh insight into the thinking of the business world, in order to understand how best to
Challenging Students in Saudi
Future leaders are an important constituency for us if we are to effect a change in corporate culture that is sustainable and long term. As such, we want new entrants
More Research Needed on Corporate Governance in the Middle East
It is striking that there is currently such a lack of available research on corporate governance issues, development and implementation in the Middle East. We are doing what we can,
A look back to 2012 and an update on our plans for 2013
As we launch into a new year of activities, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect on 2012, a year in which we celebrated our two year anniversary
Keeping it in the family
This week marks the launch of our latest research report “Family Matters, Governance Practices in GCC Family Firms” – a piece of research jointly conducted by ourselves and PwC. Over
Why perceptions matter in the fight against corruption
The end of the year always brings with it new surveys of the year in review covering all kinds of issues from the trivial to the serious. One such serious
Bringing Women on Board
Increasing the presence of women on Boards has become a hot topic around the world, linked to finding ways to increase board diversity, broaden approaches to strategic decision-making and enhance
Engaging students in Saudi
We spent a fascinating few days in Saudi Arabia last week, meeting with the Deans and many Faculty members of business and management schools and entrepreneurship centres at the leading
Shedding light on governance practices in family firms
A year ago, when we first came up with the idea of interviewing family firms across the GCC about their governance practices, we got a few skeptical comments from people