Serendipity and pseudoserendipity in career paths of successful women: Orchestra conductors

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 345-356

  Díaz De Chumaceiro, Cora L ^a,b  

^a Módulo Cumbres de Curumo ^*

^b Modulo Cumbres de Curumo   (Venezuela)

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EID: 5644296264     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1602&3_16     Document Type: Review

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