Jean-Nicolas Reyt, an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Desautels Faculty of Management, has studied the dynamics of work-from-home culture for a decade. Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has provided a live laboratory to test his theories. On this episode of Policy Options podcast, Reyt shares the results of a year-long project to track how North American CEOs perceive working from home.


The Management Undergraduate Society (MUS) has awarded the 2020-2021 Professor of the Year Award to Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt. This annual award recognizes a professor's meaningful involvement with the student body, eagerness to have an impact on students lives outside the classroom, and great insight on theoretical and academic matters. It is the highest honour given by the undergraduate student body at the Desautels Faculty of Management.

Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt recently joined The Conversation’s podcast to reflect on the impact that a year of working from home has made on companies and their employees.
To gain an inside perspective on the effectiveness of remote work, Reyt has tracked 250 Canadian CEOs throughout the pandemic and asked them about their experiences.

Every fall, students enrolled in Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt’s undergraduate Negotiations and Conflict Resolution course compete on teams to out-negotiate each other in real world situations. Through negotiating everything from phone bills to starting salaries, one of Prof. Reyt’s student sections earned a return on negotiation of more than $30,000 for a total of 209 negotiations—no small feat during a pandemic.

While some Canadians are going stir crazy in their ninth month of working from home, others hope to continue working remotely after COVID-19 pandemic ends. Whether or not they get their wish depends largely on how senior management perceives the pros and cons of maintaining a remote workforce. In his recent research, Prof. Jean-Nicolas Reyt analyzes hundreds of calls between CEOs and investors to map out the corporate landscape of the future.

Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt joins the ongoing discussion about the future of telework in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the workplace as we know it evolves rapidly, Reyt identifies and analyzes the trends with the highest potential to reshape the future.

Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt joins Radio Canada to shed light on the growing interest around remote work.

History shows that global crises have often resulted in long-term change. For business, Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt notes that remote work will likely become more widespread.

The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming the way we work, but it’s how teams respond to the new challenges that will determine what this means for businesses.
Jean-Nicolas Reyt, Assistant Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management, says that teams need to redefine communication, supervision, and work-life balance to encourage productivity and wellbeing.

An article for Fast Company refers to the research co-authored by Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt that describes how greater role integration is required at work where new technologies pervade and affect work demands.
The article argues that, within this context, success belongs to those who can see the big picture and find meaning despite challenging conditions.

The “Distances in Organizations” workshop will be hosted by McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal on May 11-12, 2018.

Authors: Reyt, J.N, Wiesenfeld, B.N., Trope, Y.
Publications: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Abstract:
Entrevue avec Jean-Nicolas Reyt, professeur à la Faculté de management de l'Université McGill.
Voir l'entrevue complet: RDI Economie, le 7 décembre 2015
