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Hard work, not 'Confucian' mentality, underpins Chinese success overseas

  • Written by Robert Hoffmann, Professor of Economics, RMIT University
imageThe research found a belief in hard work and enterprise drives the business success of Chinese living overseas.www.shutterstock.com

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...

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