On serendipity and organizing

Cunha, MPE; Clegg, SR; Mendonça, S

On serendipity and organizing

Cunha, MPE Clegg, SR

Mendonça, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: European Management Journal, 2010, 28 (5), pp. 319 - 330
Issue Date:: 2010-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Cunha, MPE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Clegg, SR https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-4283	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mendonça, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	European Management Journal, 2010, 28 (5), pp. 319 - 330	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0263-2373	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/15799
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/37899
dc.description.abstract	Serendipity means the accidental discovery of something valuable. While it is sometimes presented as an element of organizational learning, it has rarely been addressed per se by organizational scholars. We discuss and elaborate the processes associated with serendipity in the organizational context. At its core, serendipity is a process of metaphorical association - seeing something in another thing. New ways of seeing may provide the necessary ingredients for creativity and exploratory learning, which will counter organizational tendencies towards inertia and the ossification of dominant mindsets and practices. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	European Management Journal	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.emj.2010.07.001	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	On serendipity and organizing	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	28	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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Abstract:

Serendipity means the accidental discovery of something valuable. While it is sometimes presented as an element of organizational learning, it has rarely been addressed per se by organizational scholars. We discuss and elaborate the processes associated with serendipity in the organizational context. At its core, serendipity is a process of metaphorical association - seeing something in another thing. New ways of seeing may provide the necessary ingredients for creativity and exploratory learning, which will counter organizational tendencies towards inertia and the ossification of dominant mindsets and practices. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.

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