to increase and entreaties from the acquirer are apt to be resisted. On the other hand, acquiring managers, from the stronger or larger company, are prone to adopt an attitude of superiority and treat the members of the target firm as inferior (cf. Hambrick & Cannella, 1993; Jemison & Sitkin, 1986). In cross-border deals, feelings of hostility and distrust may be further fueled by national cultural stereotyping and xenophobia (Krug & Nigh, 2001).