Do Gender-Diverse Teams Deliver Better Operational Performance?
Featuring Vijaya Sunder M and Manish Gangwar
Research shows gender-balanced teams outperform others, forming routines faster and adapting better to change.
February 16, 2026
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Vijaya Sunder M
Assistant Professor of Operations Management (Practice) and the Programme Director of ISB’s Operational Excellence for Leaders Programme. His research focuses on operational excellence, project management, behavioural operations, and human-AI collaboration.
Manish Gangwar
Associate Professor of Marketing and the Executive Director of ISB’s Institute of Data Science (IIDS). He specialises in advanced analytical methodologies, including machine learning, econometrics, data science and game theory. His research covers competitive promotions, omnichannel retail, dynamic pricing, and the use of AI in marketing.
Key Takeaways
- The study reveals that gender-diverse teams consistently outperform gender-homogeneous teams.
- Gender-balanced teams demonstrate greater efficiency, establish effective routines more quickly, and exhibit heightened adaptability.
- When confronted with internal changes, gender-diverse teams go from chaos to coordination more quickly and more efficiently.