Download This PaperSerendipity
3 Pages Posted: 12 Aug 2021
Date Written: July 15, 2021
Abstract
Serendipity is defined as the ability to recognize and evaluate unexpected information and generate unintended value from it. The concept has been discussed for centuries. Still, it has only caught the attention of academia quite recently due to its strategic advantage in all aspects of life, such as daily life activities, science and technology, business and entrepreneurship, politics and economics, education administration, career choice and development, etc.
Keywords: serendipity, serendipity as a strategic advantage, innovation, creativity, typology
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Nguyen, Minh-Hoang and Le, Tam-Tri, Serendipity (July 15, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3887259 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3887259
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