TY - JOUR
T1 - The categorization of serendipitous career development events
AU - Betsworth, Deborah G.
AU - Hansen, Jo Ida C.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - This study explored two aspects of the construct of serendipity. First, it explored the incidence of serendipitous events influencing career development as perceived by a sample of older adults. Second, it developed categories to describe the events that people reported as significant. The sample was comprised of 237 older adults. Participants responded to a brief questionnaire that asked if their careers were influenced by serendipitous events. Those participants who responded yes were asked to describe the serendipitous events. The results indicated that 63% of the men and 57% of the women felt that their careers were influenced by serendipitous events. Eleven serendipity categories were identified, based on the participants' descriptions of these events.
AB - This study explored two aspects of the construct of serendipity. First, it explored the incidence of serendipitous events influencing career development as perceived by a sample of older adults. Second, it developed categories to describe the events that people reported as significant. The sample was comprised of 237 older adults. Participants responded to a brief questionnaire that asked if their careers were influenced by serendipitous events. Those participants who responded yes were asked to describe the serendipitous events. The results indicated that 63% of the men and 57% of the women felt that their careers were influenced by serendipitous events. Eleven serendipity categories were identified, based on the participants' descriptions of these events.
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U2 - 10.1177/106907279600400106
DO - 10.1177/106907279600400106
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030376920
SN - 1069-0727
VL - 4
SP - 91
EP - 98
JO - Journal of Career Assessment
JF - Journal of Career Assessment
IS - 1
ER -