Examination of relationships among serendipity, the environment, and individual differences

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Highlights：

• We developed a three-factor scale to measure a serendipitous digital environment.

• Type of digital environment (e.g. social media, database) may influence serendipity.

• Digital environment characteristics such as trigger-rich may influence serendipity.

• Individual differences such as openness do not significantly influence serendipity.

摘要

•We developed a three-factor scale to measure a serendipitous digital environment.•Type of digital environment (e.g. social media, database) may influence serendipity.•Digital environment characteristics such as trigger-rich may influence serendipity.•Individual differences such as openness do not significantly influence serendipity.

论文关键词：Serendipity,Scale development,Digital environments,Individual differences

论文评审过程：Received 15 October 2014, Revised 16 February 2015, Accepted 18 February 2015, Available online 16 March 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2015.02.004