Professor of Economics, RMIT University
I am a professor of economics at RMIT University and a member of the Behavioural Business Lab there. I have taught and researched at several universities in Europe, Asia, Australia and America. My research is generally about how people make decisions in social and strategic situations. I am particular interested in the effects of culture and religion on choice, and how people's interactions are shaped by computer mediation such as social media and virtual worlds.
Hard work, not 'Confucian' mentality, underpins Chinese success overseas
Feb 03, 2017 07:48 am UTC| Life
Our study of ethnically Chinese people in Malaysia shows some of the assumptions about what leads to their business success might be wrong. Past studies point to traditional Confucian values and a refugee mentality as a...
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