کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
7384591 1480589 2018 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Serendipity: Towards a taxonomy and a theory
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری کسب و کار و مدیریت بین المللی
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Serendipity: Towards a taxonomy and a theory
چکیده انگلیسی
Serendipity, the notion of researchers making unexpected and beneficial discoveries, has played an important role in debates about the feasibility and desirability of targeting public R&D investments. The purpose of this paper is to show that serendipity can come in different forms and come about in a variety of ways. The archives of Robert K Merton, who introduced the term to the social sciences, were used as a starting point for gathering literature and examples. I identify four types of serendipity (Walpolian, Mertonian, Bushian, Stephanian) together with four mechanisms of serendipity (Theory-led, Observer-led, Error-borne, Network-emergent). I also discuss implications of the different types and mechanisms for theory and policy.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Research Policy - Volume 47, Issue 1, February 2018, Pages 169-179
نویسندگان
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