This research investigates how students, faculty, and staff perceive the value of physical presence within business schools in the post-pandemic context – a knowledge that can help business schools across Canada better address the needs and expectations of their communities, ultimately enhancing their capacity to adapt and thrive in a post-pandemic educational landscape.

Through semi-structured interviews and focus groups, this study provides nuanced insights into the underlying motivations and challenges faced in adopting hybrid models of learning and work. The study addresses the shared challenges and opportunities in re-engaging its community within the unique context of business schools, providing business schools’ leaders insights for redefining the role of physical presence. Recommendations also tackle the respective roles, tasks and interests of faculty and staff, proposing hybrid work as a work-design consideration rather than a simple optimal combinations of remote and face-to-face activities.

Documents:

• Final Report: Rethinking Hybrid Work and Campus Presence in Canadian Business Schools [PDF, English]

• Call for Research Proposals [PDF, English]

This study prepared by Anne Mesny, Éva Michel and Luc Bélanger-Martin (HEC Montréal) was supported by the Business Schools Association of Canada and funded through its research grant competition program.