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Having explored the positive effects of having meaning-mission fit and the negative impacts of not having it, the next step to find out how to find your fit. In this chapter we delve into the steps that people take to find and experience meaning-mission fit. The KAPII model of the meaning-mission fit process is detailed and methods for teaching and learning about meaning-mission fit are described.
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French-Holloway, M. (2020). The Process of Attaining Meaning-Mission Fit (How To Get It). In: A New Meaning-Mission Fit. Future of Business and Finance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41164-0_6
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