Title: Factors influencing educators' motivation in hybrid teaching: evidence from a developing nation

Authors: Vengalarao Pachava; Abhilash Ponnam; Rachita Kashyap; Guniganti Sunitha

Addresses: NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, Telangana, India ' Central University of Andhra Pradesh, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India ' ICFAI Business Schools (IBS), Hyderabad, Telangana, India ' National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal, Warangal, Telangana, India

Abstract: This study explores the technological and infrastructural factors influencing faculty preferences for in-person, remote and hybrid teaching modalities in a developing nation. It also aims to assess how faculty members evaluate organisational support for infrastructural resources. Through a mixed-method approach, initial interviews with 40 faculty members were conducted, which informed the development of a broader questionnaire. Three hundred and fifty six (356) responses from the survey questionnaire were analysed using the Classification and Regression Tree (CART) algorithm. Results show that remote teaching is favoured when internet disruption are minimal and technological resources such as writing tablets or a dedicated LMS are provided. In contrast, hybrid teaching is preferred under conditions when an organisation gives access to a paid video conferencing app. The study further reveals that full organisational support is perceived when institutions provide essential tools like take-home laptops, high-tech classrooms and LMS access, while partial support is noted when some of these resources are lacking.

Keywords: hybrid teaching; educator motivation; technological support; organisational support; developing nation; CART method.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2026.152705

International Journal of Management in Education, 2026 Vol.20 No.3, pp.279 - 304

Received: 02 Jul 2024
Accepted: 12 Jan 2025
Published online: 07 Apr 2026 *

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