Serendipity and Pseudoserendipity in Career Paths of Successful Women: Orchestra Conductors

Chumaceiro, Cora L. Díaz de

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“…Among female participants, having one's work interpreted and becom ing known as a composer was a strongly endorsed motive. This finding is consistent with the view that females, more than males, must develop specific strategies for being known in predominantly male artistic sectors (e.g., Diaz de Chumaceiro, 2004). The only other specific difference concerned sympathy motives (being invited everywhere, being loved, making the audience feel strong emotions, etc.)…”

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A systematic inventory of motives for becoming an orchestra conductor: a preliminary study

Makris

Mullet²

2009

Psychology of Music

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The study examined the various motives (reasons) that may have led an individual to become an orchestra conductor interpreting classical works, using Apter’s (2001) Metamotivational Theory framework. Questionnaires derived from the theory, consisting of 92 possible motives for becoming an orchestra conductor, were presented to 101 orchestra conductors. Data were analysed through confirmatory factor techniques. An eight-factor motivational structure reflecting eight of the dimensions suggested by Apter’s theory was evidenced. The motives most strongly evoked were the ones linked with emotion and emotional needs: making the audience feel the same strong emotions; feeling in communion with one’s orchestra, on the one hand; and experiencing uncommon events in a permanently challenging way and, as a result, experiencing intense joy, on the other. In addition, clearly endorsed motives included being able to perform one’s own interpretations of the classical works and, more generally, considering oneself as a maestro, a link to the great tradition of senior conductors interpreting classical music.

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A systematic inventory of motives for becoming an orchestra conductor: a preliminary study

Makris

Mullet²

2009

Psychology of Music

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“…And in this innovative institutional context what would be the impact on traditional researchers' careers, with reference to the work of Diaz de Chumaceiro (1998, 1999a, 1999b, 2004? In this context, the researcher is also called into question: Will the polymath researcher (Root-Bernstein, 2003;Root-Bernstein, Bernstein, Garnier, 1995) with expertise in several disciplines find his niche in the research system as it stands at present, or will he be forced to become a super-specialist while at the same time working collaboratively, either within his own discipline or with other specialists?…”

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Interdisciplinary Research Boosted by Serendipity

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Creativity Research Journal

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“…At the core of serendipity is the noticing of weak cues (Busch and Grimes, 2023), and the review surfaced detection qualities that can help identify cues (Thomas et al, 1993; Weick, 1995) such as unexpected serendipity triggers. Prior research has focused on variations of alertness (‘active attention’; e.g., Cunha et al, 2010; Diaz de Chumaceiro, 2011; Erdelez, 1999), which can help recognize unexpected opportunities (Cunha et al, 2010; Denrell et al, 2003). Relatedly, curiosity (the desire to know, see, or experience; Lievens et al 2022) has been identified as important antecedent (Busch 2020), as has intuition, which captures the sensing and identifying of potentially relevant information (Baldacchino et al, 2015; Cunha et al, 2010; Eubanks et al, 2010).…”

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Towards a Theory of Serendipity: A Systematic Review and Conceptualization

Busch

2022

J Management Studies

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Serendipity – the notion of making surprising and valuable discoveries – plays a major role in the success of individuals and organizations alike. Previous research has established the importance of serendipity and identified important individual‐ and organizational‐level antecedents. However, the literature has been dispersed and the boundaries of the concept have been blurry, leading to a lack of conceptual clarity and structure, and thus limiting validity and managerial actionability. Based on a systematic literature review, I synthesize existing management‐related research on serendipity and explicate the emergence and composition of serendipity in the organizational context. I first identify three necessary conditions that differentiate serendipity from related concepts such as luck or targeted innovation: agency, surprise, and value. Then, I draw from the literature on sensemaking, event‐based theorizing, and quantum‐based approaches to management to conceptualize the process of cultivating serendipity in the organizational context as a process of enabling potentiality and materialization, and develop a multi‐level theory of (cultivating) serendipity. This conceptualization contributes to our collective understanding of how, why, and when (i.e., under what conditions) organizations can leverage the value in the unexpected, which opens up fruitful avenues for further research.

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Serendipity and Pseudoserendipity in Career Paths of Successful Women: Orchestra Conductors

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

A systematic inventory of motives for becoming an orchestra conductor: a preliminary study

A systematic inventory of motives for becoming an orchestra conductor: a preliminary study

Interdisciplinary Research Boosted by Serendipity

Towards a Theory of Serendipity: A Systematic Review and Conceptualization

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