Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Summary of Employee Ownership Studies

Key Studies on Employee Ownership and Corporate Performance summarizes the findings of studies on employee ownership and corporate performance, including studies related to private company ESOPs:

  • ESOPs, Private Companies

    • Sales growth: +2.4%
    • Employment growth: +2.3%
    • Productivity growth: +2.3%

  • ESOPs, Private Companies

    • Sales growth: +3.8%
    • Employment growth: +3.4%

  • ESOPs and Employee Compensation

    • Wages 5% to 12% higher
    • Total retirement assets 2.6 times greater
    • Diversified retirement assets roughly comparable

  • ESOPs and Employee Compensation

    • ESOP participants are at least as likely to participate in a second retirement plans as comparable non-ESOP participants are likely to be in any retirement plan

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