The article discusses the trends underlying the increasing importance of knowledge management for businesses and public sector today. The elucidation of the meaning of KM, components of the knowledge process and comprehensive knowledge programs, is accorded sufficient handling for the benefit of...

This paper analyzes the MNC subsidiaries' trade-off between the need for knowledge creation and the need for knowledge protection, and relates it to the extent of knowledge outflows generated within the host location. Combining research in International Business with Social Theory, we find that...