Employee Ownership in Practice: Frontline Innovation

The Employee Ownership Research-to-Practice Hub brings research to life through in-depth case studies and concise research and action briefs. Our newest case study, “Ideas Are Free”: Allowing Employee-Owners to Impact the Bottom Line at Web Industries, offers a close look at how employee-owned Web Industries gives frontline employees the authority to identify problems, develop solutions, and implement improvements. Like other Hub case studies, it goes beyond a high-level overview to show in granular detail how innovative workplace practices operate in employee-owned businesses.

Case Study: "Ideas Are Free"

FINANCIAL SECURITY "BEYOND THE COLLEGE PATHWAY"

ESOPs & Workers Without College Degrees

Workers without bachelor’s degrees make up about 55% of the American workforce. Our new report, Beyond the College Pathway: Can ESOPs Strengthen Financial Stability for Workers Without Four-Year College Degrees? examines whether ESOPs may help expand pathways to good jobs and greater financial security for these workers. This research was commissioned by ESCA.

DOCUMENTING NEW PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP

Can Licensed Professional Firms Be Employee-Owned?

Can a licensed professional practice—such as a medical or therapy practice—become employee-owned? Our action brief, Sharing Ownership in Licensed Professional Firms, by Oyindamola Ijewere, examines how medical, legal, therapy, and other professional firms have extended ownership opportunities to their broader workforce. Hub Action Briefs like this one document promising and underexplored approaches in employee ownership to help open new areas for research and practice.

BRINGING RESEARCH TO BROADER AUDIENCES

New Collaboration

We are now collaborating with The Baker Project to help business owners understand the potential of employee ownership. Research-based blog posts—and a new series of executive briefs coming soon—use key research findings as a starting point, translating them into actionable, business-focused insights for owners and leaders. Explore Baker Project Resources.