This article describes selected issues in the field of Knowledge management in the organization. The author cites various definitions of the knowledge management, formulated by the theorists and the practitioners in the area of management. A particular attention was paid to the creation of the concept of knowledge management since the fifties of the last century to the present. There is emphasized the important role of knowledge management in the business management. It shows the relationship between the knowledge transfer and the management system in the organization. In modern time the select of a specific management system in the organization affect the way of knowledge acquisition and knowledge management.