Benefits management : lost or found in translation

BREESE, Richard, JENNER, Stephen, SERRA, Carlos Eduardo Martins and THORP, John (2015). Benefits management : lost or found in translation. International Journal of Project Management, 33 (7), 1438-1451.

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Abstract

It is now about 25 years since the emergence of Benefits Management (BM), but hitherto it has had limited impact on project management and even less on general management practices. This is despite evidence that a focus on benefits improves the success rate of projects and programmes. One of the areas for research to explain the limited uptake concerns the spread of knowledge on BM and its adoption by organisations. The theoretical lens of translation is used to examine this issue, which focuses on the processes through which management ideas spread and influence management practice. The global development of BM is traced to identify the changes in translation processes over time and the current geographical patterns of usage. This analysis is used in conjunction with the limited evidence available on translation processes at the level of the organisation to identify key factors for the impact of BM in the future.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Published online 30 June 2015
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Sheffield Business School Research Institute > People, Work and Organisation
Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Sheffield Business School > Department of Management
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.06.004
Page Range:	1438-1451
Depositing User:	Richard Breese
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2015 11:31
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2023 08:01
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/10471

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