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Personal boundaries can be lost in translation for Chinese professionals in Australia

  • Written by xiaoyan Liang, Sessional Lecturer/Teaching Associate, PhD student, Department of Management, Monash University, Monash University
imageCultural misunderstandings can leave immigrant professionals feeling overwhelmed and burned out.www.shutterstock.com

The Chinese proverb – “the fish does not know the existence of water until it is taken out of it” – will resonate with some Chinese immigrants in the Australian workplace. Significant cultural differences...

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