ABSTRACT
It has long been recognized that expatriate adjustment is a multifaceted phenomenon (Ady, 1995; Church, 1982; Nicholson & Imaizumi, 1993; Sappinen, 1993; Stahl, 1998; Thomas, 1998; Torbiörn, 1982), that is, that it takes place in different domains and that adjustment in each of the various domains may be influenced by different antecedents. The issue of the facet or domain of adjustment addresses the question of what the specific aspects are of the environment to which the expatriate has to adjust. We have already established adjustment as a p–e relationship (see Chapter 3), and therefore understanding the environment domains is integral to understanding the adjustment construct.
