Twists and turns: Forging a career as a psychology academic in Australia

Anita S. Mak

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Twists and turns: Forging a career as a psychology academic in Australia

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In my first academic job in Australia, my supervisor told me at lunch time that shewould “knock off” for the day to take her poodle for a hair-do appointment. I was lost for words. Would this be the kind of work ethic to instil into a new research assistant like me? At the same time, I found her honesty refreshing. I became curious to learn about cultural differences in values and social rules between workplaces in Australia and Hong Kong, where Iwas from.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Crossing Boundaries and Weaving Intercultural Work, Life, and Scholarship in Globalizing Universities
Editors	Adam Komisarof, Zhu Hua
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Pages	39-52
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317578802
ISBN (Print)	9781138954182
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315740041
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016

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