Prevalence of Employee Ownership

This chapter sets the stage for the new evidence presented in the forthcoming chapters by providing background on the history and prevalence of employee ownership. In this chapter, we first review the historical roots of employee ownership in the United States. Employee ownership as we know it today...

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Published inHow Did Employee Ownership Firms Weather the Last Two Recessions? p. 27
Main Authors Kurtulus, Fidan Ana, Kruse, Douglas L
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States W.E. Upjohn Institute 23.01.2017
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Summary:This chapter sets the stage for the new evidence presented in the forthcoming chapters by providing background on the history and prevalence of employee ownership. In this chapter, we first review the historical roots of employee ownership in the United States. Employee ownership as we know it today takes various forms, as discussed in Chapter 1, such as Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and stock ownership in 401(k) pension plans. However, these tools are relatively recent manifestations of the notion of broad-based sharing of company revenue with employees. The earliest manifestations of the idea of workers having an ownership stake
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