“…Most studies have focused on knowledge characteristics, such as tacitness (Bresman et al, 1999;Junni, 2011;Westphal & Shaw, 2005), ambiguity (Junni & Sarala, 2011), and social embeddedness (Ranft and Lord, 2002). Also, characteristics of the sending and receiving firms, such as the relative size and relatedness of the knowledge bases (Ahuja & Katila, 2001;Capron, Dussauge, & Mitchell, 1998;Westphal & Shaw, 2005), have been examined. Fewer studies have addressed how sociocultural aspects impact knowledge transfer in acquisitions (Empson, 2001;Junni, 2011, Junni & Sarala, 2011Junni & Sarala, 2012;Sarala & Vaara, 2010;Vaara et al, 2012).…”