TY - JOUR AB - Ineffective expatriate performance and premature returns have been found to relate primarily to an inability to adjust to the foreign environment rather than a lack of technical competence. Research has identified three dimensions of expatriate adjustment: adjustment to work, adjustment to interactions with people in the foreign country and general adjustment to the culture and living conditions. Five major factors that have been found to influence these dimensions of adjustment and research using these factors provides a framework to help international firms understand and take a more active role in facilitating expatriate adjustment. VL - 13 IS - 1 SN - 1056-9219 DO - 10.1108/eb047459 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047459 AU - Andreason Aaron W. PY - 2003 Y1 - 2003/01/01 TI - EXPATRIATE ADJUSTMENT TO FOREIGN ASSIGNMENTS T2 - International Journal of Commerce and Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 42 EP - 60 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -