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Employee Stock Ownership Plans: Issues and Evidence

Journal of Industrial Relations, 1989
Employee stock ownership schemes have been gaining increased attention in Australia. Recent statements by the opposition federal coalition concerning their industrial relations policy, as well as initiatives by the employee ownership lobby, have contributed to the re-emergence of the idea of employee owned or managed business enterprises as a viable ...
Michael J. Aitken, Robert E. Wood
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Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Corporate Control

Managerial Finance, 1997
The conventional wisdom regarding the rationale for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPS) holds that such plans provide incentives for improved worker productivity. This view minimizes the employees' portfolio problem inherent in ESOP participation — employment risk for ESOP participants is increased by tying their investment/retirement program to the
Roger W. Clark, George C. Philippatos, Ronald E. Shrieves   +2 more
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Employee stock ownership plans and firm productivity in China

The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2022
AbstractA growing number of Chinese firms motivate their employees through employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Using a sample of listed firms in China, this paper examines the impact of ESOPs on firms’ total factor productivity (TFP), as well as the mechanisms of ESOPs. The empirical results show that ESOPs have a positive impact on firm TFP.
Haitong Li, Ziang Lin, Bo Huang
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Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Company Stock

2004
AbstractEmployee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are a special form of defined contribution (DC) plan available to corporate sponsors in which the investments are not employee directed. There are essentially two types of ESOPs: ESOPs that borrow money to buy stock in the sponsoring employer, and ESOPs that do not borrow money.
August Baker, Dennis E. Logue, Jack S. Rader   +2 more
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Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Stock‐price Informativeness

China & World Economy
AbstractThis study examines the impact of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) on stock‐price informativeness in Chinese stock markets. Its findings indicate that firms implementing ESOPs experienced an average 11.89 percent increase in stock‐price informativeness.
Yuehua Zuo, Xin Huang, Xiaojun Liu, Yunhao Dai   +3 more
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Employee stock ownership plans and three‐component commitment

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 2004
Previous studies of employee ownership have conceptualized its chief attitudinal outcome principally as an emotional bond to the organization (i.e. affective commitment), despite a growing consensus that commitment is multifaceted. Using a sample of airline pilots, we assessed relationships between ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) attributes and ...
Robert A. Culpepper, John E. Gamble, Meg G. Blubaugh   +2 more
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Pros and cons of employee stock ownership plans

Business Horizons, 1976
An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) can offer many advantages to the sponsoring company, its employees and its stockholders. However, any company considering the establishment of this type of employee benefit plan should carefully explore the issues involved before proceeding.
Wallace F. Forbes, Donald P. Partland
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Impact of Employee Stock Ownership Plans on Employee Morale

American Journal of Small Business, 1980
This study analyzed the impact of an ESOP on employee morale. It also related employee morale changes to several generalized performance criteria of firms and of small businesses. Key executives of companies in the sample were surveyed to learn their estimate of employee morale before and after the installation of ESOP and to supply data regarding the
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Employee Stock Ownership Plans: Motivation and Morale Issues

Compensation & Benefits Review, 1990
As a motivating force and a morale booster, an employee stock ownership plan-an ESOP-leaves much to be desired-but its shortcomings can be addressed.
William Smith, Harold Lazarus, Harold Murray Kalkstein   +2 more
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Employee Stock Ownership Plans: A Status Report

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000
For the past 25 years, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) have provided employers with a means to transfer substantial ownership interests to their employees. But as the popularity of company stock as an investment option increases among employees, employers have some new alternatives to consider.
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