Serendipity as a Mechanism of Change and its Potential for Explaining Change Processes

Serendipity plays an important role in science and technology development. This article investigates serendipity as a potential mechanism of change in management areas such as technology management, strategy and organization. The mechanism will be described and conditions that support or hinder the mechanism will be discussed.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Weisenfeld, Ursula
Published in:	management revue. Socio-economic Studies. - Rainer Hampp Verlag, ISSN 1861-9908. - Vol. 20.2009, 2, p. 138-148
Publisher:	Rainer Hampp Verlag
Subject:	mechanisms of change \| serendipity \| organizational change \| strategic change \| technological change

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	L20 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior. General ; L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm ; L26 - Entrepreneurship ; M10 - Business Administration. General ; M12 - Personnel Management
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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