How Did Employee Ownership Firms Weather the Last Two Recessions? Employee Ownership, Employment Stability, and Firm Survival: 1999-2011

Fidan Ana Kurtulus; Douglas L. Kruse

ISBN 10: 0880995254 / ISBN 13: 9780880995252

Published by W.E. Upjohn Institute (edition ), 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Did Employee Ownership Firms Weather the Last Two Recessions? Employee Ownership, Employment Stability, and Firm Survival: 1999-2011
• Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute (edition )
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880995254
• ISBN 13: 9780880995252
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Employee ownership firms offer workers the opportunity to own a stake in the firms where they work. This affords them the ability to share in profits and have a voice in firm-related decision-making. In this comprehensive new book, Kurtulus and Kruse provide new evidence on whether employee ownership firms are better equipped to survive recessions. In particular, they focus on broad-based employee ownership, which includes ownership at all levels in the firm's hierarchy. The authors begin by defining what is meant by "employee ownership" and then discuss the prevalence of such firms in the United States. They also examine how employee ownership affects employment stability and why employee ownership firms have survived recessions more successfully than other firms. Kurtulus and Kruse conclude by saying that the benefits they observed in employee ownership firms, particularly the greater employment stability and survival rates, can help the overall economy. Therefore, increased government support to broaden employee ownership programs is merited.