Most discussions of knowledge, knowledge management and knowledge transfer, especially of HRM knowledge and its transfer, have failed to consider them in a cross-cultural context. After a discussion of this issue, the paper analyses the migration or transfer of what is often claimed to be best...

International HRD alliances (IHRDAs) are increasingly popular forms of voluntary co-operation between organizations of different sizes, sectors and international locations to satisfy HRD purposes in increasingly complex business environments. However, IHRDAs may fail, often associated with...