TY - JOUR AB - This paper investigates the success and failure of performance measurement system design interventions in ten companies. In each case, the senior management team was facilitated through a management process to redesign their performance measurement systems. Analysis of the initial pilot case studies suggested three important differences between companies that proceeded to implement the measures agreed during the process and those that did not. Post intervention semi‐structured interviews with the directors and managers directly involved revealed two main perceived drivers of implementation and four perceived factors that block implementation. The results are of specific interest for performance measurement system implementation but have wider implications for our view of management commitment in change management. VL - 22 IS - 11 SN - 0144-3577 DO - 10.1108/01443570210450329 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570210450329 AU - Bourne Mike AU - Neely Andy AU - Platts Ken AU - Mills John PY - 2002 Y1 - 2002/01/01 TI - The success and failure of performance measurement initiatives: Perceptions of participating managers T2 - International Journal of Operations & Production Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 1288 EP - 1310 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -