1. What are the structure and role of the significant carriers of management knowledge in Europe? (The Carriers), 

2. What is communicated through these carriers? (The Content), 

3. To what extent do these carriers diffuse management knowledge in various European countries? (The Diffusion). 

From a consideration of these three questions it can be established that the four major carriers of management technology are: graduates, publications, consultants and multinationals. The programme is therefore divided into four sub-themes each dealing with the three above mentioned questions in relation to one particular carrier. The sub-themes are co-ordinated by professor Rolv Petter Amdam, Oslo, Norway (graduates), professor José Luis Alvarez, Barcelona, Spain (publications) and Dr. Matthias Kipping, Reading, United Kingdom (consultants). Responsible for the multinationals is professor Lars Engwall, Uppsala, Sweden, who also is the over-all co-ordinator.