Trend of knowledge management in China: challenges and opportunities

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore challenges and opportunities in knowledge management (KM) research trends in China.Design/methodology/approach – The literature review presents the status quo of China KM research from a world‐wide perspective and China's economy today. Then the paper explains theoretical analysis of KM development and future trend in the West. The third part of literature review addresses the debate of KM practices followed by the way how KM trend is discussed in Western research. Empirical evidences from the journal literature, the web sites of consultancy companies, and in the presentation of research centres are examined. A triangulated methodology include data from two well known management database searching results for “China” and “Knowledge Management”; two KM surveys in China and other web site and journals.Findings – The paper is an initial exploration of the KM research trends in China. The research explains the opportunities and challenges facing KM researchers...