Ability of man to transform data to the information and lately to the useful knowledge can change considerably character of work, education and everyday life of people as well as organization. In present time it connects with the developing theory and practice of knowledge management. There is increasing need to obtain and use information, but also their management by this way that they can serve the best for the needs of decisions of every employee, organizations and society. Knowledge is more and more considered as most valuable asset, to which there is necessary to invest and develop it. Contribution shows to the necessity to install knowledge management in every organization. Its part is also discussion about research results, orientated to the knowledge management in the business subjects, realized at the sample of organizations in Slovakia in the frame of VEGA project. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
