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Introduction: Why Ownership for All?
Author: Olson, Deborah G.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Kent State University
Publication Year: 2001
Globalization, as organized by and for global corporations, undermines local community cohesion. Is there a feasible, community friendly, alternative? The growing global trend toward employee and other broad forms of ownership provide possible solutions. The Capital Ownership Group is seeking means to develop and implement them. Ownership for All is the initial compilation of the first 18 months of work by the COG working groups.
Cooperation Works!: How People Are Using Cooperative Action to Rebuild Commuities and Revitalize the Economy
Authors: Thompson, David J.; Nadeau, E. G.
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Lone Oak Press
Publication Year: 1997
Fifty case studies of new types of cooperatives, from healthcare, camping gear, trailer courts, buffalo, hardware, housing, sports teams, credit, carpet, even manure and beyond highlight the almost limitless ways people are using cooperative action to rebuild community, revitalize their economies and secure their lives.
Employee Health and Reward Systems
Author:
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University
Publication Year: 2009
This course examines the strategies and options available to maintain employee health, as well as compensation administration.
Understanding Employee Ownership
Authors: Rosen, Corey; Young, Karen M.
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: ILR Press
Publication Year: 1991
Provides information on the basic mechanisms of employee ownership, how employee ownership can be a means to community economic development, and the growth of stock ownership plans abroad.
Making Mondragon: The Growth and Dynamics of the Worker Cooperative Complex (Cornell International Industrial and Labor Relations Report)
Authors: Whyte, Kathleen K.; Whyte, William F.
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: ILR Press
Publication Year: 1991
This book gives a valuable insight into the history and formation of this unique undertaking as well as a wonderful portrait of the far-sighted Basque priest who master-minded the original project.
Values at Work: Employee Participation Meets Market Pressure at Mondragon
Author: Cheney, George
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2002
Values at Work is an analysis of organizational dynamics with wide- ranging implications in an age of market globalization. It looks at the challenges businesses face to maintain people-oriented work systems while remaining successful in the larger economy.
The "Mondragon Experience": A Case Study of Participatory Leadership and Workplace Democracy
Author: Herrera, David
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: University of San Diego
Publication Year: 2009
This intensive summer course is an opportunity for participants to be exposed first-hand to a unique organizational model of participatory leadership, management, ownership and decision making by attending lecture and visiting sites at eh Mondragon Corporacion Cooperative (MCC) in Mondragon, Spain.
The Good Society in the New Century: Introduction to Alternative Political-Economic Systems
Author: Alperovitz, Gar
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: University of New Hampshire
Publication Year: 2005
A guiding hypothesis of the course is that certain structural characteristics -- i.e., not simply policies -- are more conducive than others to realization of the key values.
What is Labour Law Doing About 'Partnership at Work'? British and Australian Developments Compared
Authors: Mitchell, Richard; O'Donnell, Anthony
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Corporate Governance and Workplace Partnerships Project, The University of Melbourne
Publication Year: 2007
The key concern of our inquiry in this paper is to ask how -- if at all -- statutory labour law in Britain and Australia is being reconstructed in the light of the 'partnership' idea.
The Strategic Use of Individual Employment Agreements: Three Case Studies
Author: Fetter, Joel
Product Type: Cases; Journal Articles
Source: Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law
Publication Year: 2002
In light of varying outlooks on the process of individualisation in the hitherto collectively regulated industries, it was thought worthwhile revisiting the three disputes (those involving CRA Weipa, BHP, and the Commonwealth Bank) and thoroughly documenting them with a view to discovering what light they shed on the objectives of the individualisation process.
Employee Share Ownership Plans: Evaluating the Role of Tax and Other Factors Using Two Case Studies
Authors: Ramsay, Ian; Barnes, Andrew; Josev, Tanya; Lenne, Jarrod; Marshall, Shelley; Mitchell, Richard; Rider, Cameron
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: University of Melbourne
Publication Year: 2006
This study explores, through case studies of ESO plans at two Australian companies, three key issues relevant to the implementation of ESO plans and the policy and regulation applicable to ESO plans.
Exit planning For Entrepreneurs
Author:
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: National Post
Publication Year: 2007
As the Baby Boomer generation approaches retirement, one of the opportunities for financial advisors is helping entrepreneurs and business owners design successful exit strategies.
Adworkshop employees part-owners of the company
Author: Heath, Dan
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Press-Republican
Publication Year: 2009
Adworkshop believes it is the first company headquartered in the Adirondack Park to establish an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
The lure of ESOPs
Author: Beaton, Eleanor
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Profit Magazine
Publication Year: 2007
This year's survey of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies shows that PROFIT 100 leaders consider employee share-ownership plans (ESOPs) part of the solution to help attract, motivate and retain top talent.
Communications company practises full disclosure and transparency when implementing ESOP
Author: Jensen, Camille
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Axiom News
Publication Year: 2009
The Toronto-based advertising and communications agency recently implemented an employee share ownership plan (ESOP), that has allotted 49 per cent of the company's shares to potential and existing staff members.
Tata: Leadership With Trust
Author: Branzei, Oana
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2010
The case illustrates the opportunities, challenges and trade-offs involved in the design, evolution and institutionalization of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate sustainability (CS) within the Tata Group – an India-based indigenous multinational enterprise.
A New View of Society, Or, Essays on the Principle of the Formation of the Human Character, and the Application of the Principle to Practice
Author: Owen, Robert
Product Type: Essays and Concept Papers
Source:
Publication Year: 1816
Robert Owen founded New Lanark, a Scottish cotton mill town he started as a model utopian community. Owen saw the town as a demonstration of the ways in which the evils of poverty, social disadvantage and ignorance could be overcome through imaginative education, fair discipline, regular work, good housing and health care.
'Locals,' 'Cosmopolitans' and Other Keys to Creating Successful Global Teams
Author:
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2009
Global teams are like oceans: Depending on how they are navigated, they can link the world together or split it apart.
Six Sigma Principles
Author: Deutschendorf, Alan L., Jr.
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: Fisher College of Business
Publication Year: 2009
This course is designed to familiarize students with the Six Sigma process improvement methodology and to provide them an opportunity to practice using Six Sigma Black Belt tools. The classroom sessions will combine lectures with group discussions and hands-on exercises.
Lean Enterprise Leadership (Implementing and Managing Lean Processes)
Author: Ward, Peter
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: Fisher College of Business
Publication Year: 2009
Learn to be lean managers who can help companies improve processes immediately. In difficult economic times, credentials in lean management can be a critical differentiator when applying for jobs or internships.
The Foundation for Enterprise Development
Author: Foundation for Enterprise Development
Product Type: Web Sites
Source: The Foundation for Enterprise Development
Publication Year: 2010
The FED was established to promote the concept of broad-based, participative employee ownership and entrepreneurism and actively funds inter-disciplinary research and development of business school and engineering curricula.
Started as Crew (A, B, C): Jan Fields and McDonald's
Authors: Mead, Jenny; Werhane, Patricia H.
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
This case tells the story of Jan Fields, who started at McDonald’s making french fries and found herself 20 years later serving as executive vice president and chief operations officer at McDonald’s USA.
Hydrofruit, Inc.: Ripe for Harvest or Rotten Tomato? (A)
Authors: Boswell, Timothy; Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
MegaBank manager Judson Dillon is on the verge of finalizing a $65 million equity investment in the world’s largest tomato greenhouse, HydroFruit, Inc., which he believes is an attractive investment opportunity. At the same time, he suspects that the company is an employer of illegal immigrants.
Gambling and Death in Vietnam (A, B)
Authors: Mead, Jenny; Wicks, Andrew C.; Weillaert, Simon
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
What should a manager with a multinational corporation do when his employee confides that he may have accidentally killed someone?
Levi Strauss & Co. (A, B, C, D)
Author: Leslie, Mark
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
This case explores the decision by the famed jeans maker to close a manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas in early 1990.
The Ad Agency to End All Ad Agencies
Author: Alburty, Stevan
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Fast Company, Issue 6
Publication Year: 1996
St. Lukes, a rebellious young agency spun out of the once-revolutionary Chiat/Day, practices what it preaches -- the gospel of total ethics and common ownership.
My Struggle with Wall Street
Author: Kelly, Patrick C.
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Fast Company, Issue 6
Publication Year: 1996
Many of the most important practices at this company exist in large part because Wall Street and the banks have applied so much pressure. If the financial community had gone easier on us, we might not be where we are today.
Own It, Grow It, Trade It
Author: Matson, Eric
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Fast Company, Issue 9
Publication Year: 1997
How do you share the wealth with your employees without going public? SAIC created an internal stock market that outperforms Wall Street.
Employee Share Ownership Schemes in Australia: A Survey of Key Issues and Themes
Authors: Mitchell, Richard; Lenne, Jarrod; Ramsay, Ian
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Melbourne Law School
Publication Year: 2004
This paper surveys key issues and themes surrounding ESO schemes in Australia.
Varieties of Employee Ownership: Some Unintended Consequences of Corporate Law and Labor Law
Author: Bagchi, Aditi
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business and Employment Law, Vol. 10, p. 305
Publication Year: 2008
In this paper, I compare the development of employee ownership in the United States, Germany, and Sweden to show that the institutional background - in particular, the existing bodies of corporate and labor law - against which a program of employee ownership arises determines its course.
The United Airline Bankruptcy and the Future of Employee Ownership
Author: Gordon, Jeffrey N.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal
Publication Year: 2003
UAL suffered from particular design flaws in its stock ownership plan and, more seriously, the absence of complementary institutions focused on the distinctive problems of employee-owned firms.
Corporate Governance and Labor Relations
Author: Kim, E. Han
Product Type: Speeches
Source: NTU International Finance Conference in Taipei, Taiwan
Publication Year: 2008
I view corporate governance as a process of designing and implementing various implicit and explicit contracts among capital providers, corporate managers, workers, and other important stakeholders. In my talk today, I will expand the scope of the typical shareholder value focus to consider the design and implementation of contracts with other stakeholders, particularly employees and organized labor.
Employee Governance
Author: Turnbull, Shann
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Macquarie University Graduate School of Management, Sydney
Publication Year: 2000
This paper reviews the conflicts of interests introduced by employee participation in the governance of a firm and how these can be constructively resolved by introducing a division of power between investors and employees and/or between management and workers.
Taking stock of equity compensation
Author: Luffman, Jacqueline
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Perspectives on Labour and Income, Vol. 4, no. 3
Publication Year: 2003
This article describes several forms of stock purchase plans in Canada and examines participation using the Workplace and Employee Survey. Some U.S. statistics are presented as well.
Employee Governance and the Ownership of the Firm
Author: Boatright, John R.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Employee Governance and the Ownership of the Firm, Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 1-21
Publication Year: 2004
By law, shareholders have an exclusive right to make certain corporate decisions, and this arrangement is generally justified by the shareholder’s role as the owner of the firm. However, many thoughtful observers hold that such a privileged position for shareholders is morally objectionable, in part because it neglects the important role played by employees.
Employee Ownership: The New Source of Competitive Advantage
Authors: Beatty, Carol A.; Schachter, Harvey
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Wiley
Publication Year: 2001
At a time when employers are searching for new and innovative ways to motivate and retain key talent, employee stock ownership plans are proving to be powerful retention and reward strategies that have a positive impact on profitability, revenue growth, and productivity.
The Impact of Employee Involvement and Group Incentives on Performance in UK High Technology Establishments
Author: Sesil, James
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers; Books / Book Chapters
Source: Center for HR Strategy, Rutgers University
Publication Year: 1999
There is increasing recognition that the way in which the employment relationship is structured has an impact on the success of an enterprise.
Sharing Ownership via Employee Stock Ownership
Authors: Sesil, James; Kruse, Douglas; Blasi, Joseph
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research
Publication Year: 2001
This paper summarizes the findings from over 50 large-sample empirical studies that have been done on employee ownership and broad-based stock option plans in the past 25 years, covering studies on plan adoption, employee attitudes and behaviours, firm performance, and employee wages and wealth.
Broad-based Employee Stock Options in US 'New Economy' Firms
Authors: Sesil, James; Kroumova, Maya; Blasi, Joseph; Kruse, Douglas
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: British Journal of Industrial Relations 40:2
Publication Year: 2002
This paper compares the performance of 229 `New Economy' firms offering broad-based stock options to that of their non-stock option counterparts. A simple comparison of these firms reveals that the former have higher shareholder returns, Tobin's q and new knowledge generation.
Broad-Based Employee Stock Options - A Union-Nonunion Comparison
Authors: Kroumova, Maya; Sesil, James; Kruse, Douglas; Blasi, Joseph
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations, Volume 11, Elsevier
Publication Year: 2002
Until recently, stock options were primarily reserved for senior executives and selected managers in most American corporations. In the last decade or so, however, stock options have become part of the compensation package for an increasing number of rank-and-file employees.
An assessment of employee ownership in the United States with implications for the EU
Authors: Blasi, Joseph; Kruse, Douglas; Sesil, James; Krouiinova, Maya
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: International Journal of Human Resource Management 14:6
Publication Year: 2003
There is a significant gap in the incidence and development of employee ownership between the European Union (EU) and the US when both sectors are examined.
Does Employee Ownership Enhance Firm Survival?
Authors: Park, Rhokeun; Kruse, Douglas; Sesil, James
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Employee Participation, Firm Performance and Survival Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms, Volume 8,3-33, Elsevier
Publication Year: 2004
Research on employee ownership has focused on questions of productivity, profitability, and employee attitudes and behavior, while there has been little attention to the most basic measure of performance: survival of the company. This study uses data on all U.S. public companies as of 1988, following them through 2001 to examine how employee ownership is related to survival.
Intellectual Capital, Monitoring and Risk: What Predicts the Adoption of Broad-Based Employee Stock Options?
Authors: Kroumova, Maya; Sesil, James
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Center for HR Strategy, Rutgers University
Publication Year: 2005
In this paper, we use empirical analysis to analyze company characteristics associated with the adoption and maintenance of broad-based stock option plans. Overall, our results provide support to the claim that higher monitoring costs prompt firms to adopt and maintain employee stock option plans.
Executive and Broad-Based Stock Options: Evidence from U.S. Panel Data
Authors: Sesil, James; Peng Lin, Yu
Product Type:
Source: Center for HR Strategy, Rutgers University
Publication Year: 2005
This paper examines the productivity effect of the adoption of executive and broad-based stock options. The findings include a positive impact on productivity after the introduction of both executive and broad-based stock options.
Control and Return Rights in the Knowledge Economy: Is Sharing the Rights of Ownership with Employees Efficient?
Author: Sesil, James
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Center for HR Strategy, Rutgers University
Publication Year: 2005
In the following paper, we examine the impact of sharing the rights of ownership with employees. We find evidence that the sharing of control and return rights with employees is associated with superior performance outcomes.
Broad-Based Stock Options: Before and After the Market Downturn
Authors: Sesil, James; Kroumova, Maya
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Center for HR Strategy, Rutgers University
Publication Year: 2005
We examine labor productivity in small, medium, and large firms that broadly distribute stock options under starkly different market conditions - during the bull (1995-1997) and bear (2000-2002) stock markets. We find greater labor output in both upward and downward markets in all firm size categories, with the exception of small firms in a declining market, where the productivity is also greater, but the statistical significance of the result is weak.
Broad-Based Employee Stock Options in the U.S.: Company Performance and Characteristics
Authors: Sesil, James; Kroumova, Maya; Kruse, Douglas; Blasi, Joseph
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Center for HR Strategy, Rutgers University
Publication Year: 2005
This paper analyses data on 490 companies with broad-based stock option plans, matched to data from Compustat in order to compare their characteristics and performance to that of other public companies.
Broad-Based Stock Options and Firm Productivity: Do They Promote the Formation of Organizational Capital?
Authors: Peng Lin, Yu; Sesil, James
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Center for HR Strategy, Rutgers University
Publication Year: 2006
Does stock options program, especially the one for rank-and-file employees (Broad-Based stock options program), improve firm productivity? By using a unique data set containing the exact start dates of Broad-Based stock options program, this work demonstrates that stock options program indeed improves firm productivity.
John Lewis Partnership: A Guide to Employee Ownership
Author:
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: John Lewis Partnership
Publication Year: 2010
Employee-owned businesses (EOBs) take a variety of forms and operate in almost every sector of the economy: from retail to manufacturing, architecture to home care, engineering to advertising. They are united by an ethos that puts people first, involving the workforce in key decision-making and realising the potential and commitment of their employees.
An Overview of Existing Data on Employee Share Ownership in Australia
Authors: Landau, Ingrid; Mitchell, Richard; O'Connell, Ann; Ramsay, Ian
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Employee Share Ownership Project, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
Publication Year: 2007
This paper provides an overview of existing data on employee share ownership (ESO) in Australia. It is concerned with broad-based employee share ownership plans.
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