Getting Ready for the New Normal Way of Working: Using Business Simulation Projects to Foster Work-from-Anywhere Skills

Ilenia Fronza, Gennaro Iaccarino, Sara Tosi, Luis Corral, Claus Pahl

2023

Abstract

While entering the post-COVID-19 pandemic phase, to define a new normal way of working, some companies are transitioning toward a permanent WFX model, while others are combining WFX with colocated work (i.e., hybrid work). Therefore, fostering WFX skills (usually classified as soft skills) in early-career students becomes crucial; additionally, it can help reduce early school leaving. This work aims at understanding how business simulation projects foster the WFX skills deemed crucial by industries. To this end, we conducted two case studies involving high school students. The final questionnaire revealed that most participants evaluate their WFX as fair or higher. Moreover, they believe that business simulation projects help in developing WFX skills. Based on our results, we highlight recommendations for educational practice.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Fronza I., Iaccarino G., Tosi S., Corral L. and Pahl C. (2023). Getting Ready for the New Normal Way of Working: Using Business Simulation Projects to Foster Work-from-Anywhere Skills. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-641-5, SciTePress, pages 418-425. DOI: 10.5220/0011986100003470

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu23,
author={Ilenia Fronza and Gennaro Iaccarino and Sara Tosi and Luis Corral and Claus Pahl},
title={Getting Ready for the New Normal Way of Working: Using Business Simulation Projects to Foster Work-from-Anywhere Skills},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2023},
pages={418-425},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011986100003470},
isbn={978-989-758-641-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - Getting Ready for the New Normal Way of Working: Using Business Simulation Projects to Foster Work-from-Anywhere Skills
SN - 978-989-758-641-5
AU - Fronza I.
AU - Iaccarino G.
AU - Tosi S.
AU - Corral L.
AU - Pahl C.
PY - 2023
SP - 418
EP - 425
DO - 10.5220/0011986100003470
PB - SciTePress