An assessment of employee ownership in the United States with implications for the EU

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 893-919

  Blasi, Joseph ^a   Kruse, Douglas ^a   Sesil, James ^a   Kroumova, Maya ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad based stock options; Corporate governance; Employee ownership; Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs); European Union; Family businesses; Profit sharing; Small business; Unions

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LABOR RELATIONS;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344825878     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000106137     Document Type: Article

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