Serendipity is routinely but mistakenly used as synonymous with chance events, luck or
providence. It is thus not surprising that serendipity remains … with chance, serendipity results from …

… serendipity unfolds and what may influence it? This article describes an investigation of
work-related serendipity. … models of serendipity into a single model of the process of serendipity, …

… All to some extent accept the classical definition of serendipity as a “fortuitous” accident. The
… of serendipity in information-seeking contexts, and reinterprets the notion of serendipity as a …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of serendipity and approaches
to its study particularly in relation to information studies. Design/methodology/approach – …

… I will show in this book that serendipity is a capacity, first and foremost useful for having
creative … In light of this, serendipity is not a myth and is no longer the thing solely reserved for …

This paper addresses the concept of serendipity in entrepreneurship, defined as search leading
to unintended discovery. It conceptually delineates serendipity, showing how it is related …

Many of the things discovered by accident are important in our everyday lives: Teflon, Velcro,
nylon, x-rays, penicillin, safety glass, sugar substitutes, and polyethylene and other plastics…

… of serendipity and analysis of how various systems have seized on attributes of interpreting
serendipity… We propose considering not only the inventor‘s role in perceiving serendipity, but …

… that has conceptualized serendipity primarily as … serendipity in management studies (eg,
Cunha et al., 2010; Fultz and Hmieleski, 2021) a clear definition and demarcation of serendipity. …

… of serendipity together with four mechanisms of serendipity. … , whose prolonged interest in
serendipity led him to chart its … with his posthumous book on serendipity with Elinor Barber in …