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UNB Faculty of Management

Research in Focus: Understanding how People Actively Craft Work to Manage Work Transitions and Misfit

Faculty of Management

Posted: August 17, 2026 3:00:00 PM ADT

Category: Research



Contemporary modes of work and professional success are changing rapidly due to a combination of social and technological factors. People are working jobs with new roles and increasingly digitized tasks in new industries and occupations, and in new regions or countries. These situations create instances of professional and cultural misfit that workers must overcome to achieve positive personal...

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