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Shared Capitalism at Work: Employee Ownership, Profit and Gain Sharing, and Broad-based Stock Options

Douglas L. Kruse, Richard B. Freeman and Joseph R. Blasi, editors

Forthcoming from University of Chicago Press


The following chapters are preliminary drafts unless otherwise noted. They have not yet been subjected to the formal review process of the NBER. This page will be updated as individual chapters are revised.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to "Shared Capitalism at Work: Employee Ownership, Profit and Gain Sharing, and Broad-based Stock Options ": Richard B. Freeman, Joseph R. Blasi, Douglas L. Kruse (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 25, 2009

2. Shared Capitalism in the US Economy: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Employee Views of Financial Participation in Enterprises: Douglas L. Kruse, Joseph R. Blasi, Rhokeun Park (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 25, 2009

3. Worker Responses to Shirking under Shared Capitalism: Richard B. Freeman, Douglas L. Kruse, Joseph R. Blasi (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 25, 2009

4. Risk and Lack of Diversification under Employee Ownership and Shared Capitalism: Joseph R. Blasi, Douglas L. Kruse, Harry M. Markowitz (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 25, 2009

5. Creating a Bigger Pie? The Effects of Employee Ownership, Profit Sharing, and Stock Options on Workplace Performance: Joseph R. Blasi, Richard B. Freeman, Christopher Mackin, Douglas L. Kruse (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 26, 2009

6. Complementarity of Shared Compensation and Decision-Making Systems: Evidence from the American Labor Market : Arindrajit Dube, Richard B. Freeman (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 26, 2009

7. How Does Shared Capitalism Affect Economic Performance in the UK?: Alex Bryson, Richard B. Freeman (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 26, 2009

8. Who Has a Better Idea? Innovation, Shared Capitalism, and Human Resource Policies: Erika E. Harden, Douglas L. Kruse, Joseph R. Blasi (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 26, 2009

9. Do Workers Gain by Sharing? Employee Outcomes under Employee Ownership, Profit Sharing, and Broad-based Stock Options: Douglas L. Kruse, Richard B. Freeman, Joseph R. Blasi (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 26, 2009

10. Does Employee Ignorance Undermine Shared Capitalism?: John W. Budd (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 26, 2009

11. Who Benefits from Shared Capitalism? The Social Stratification of Wealth and Power in Companies with Employee Ownership: Edward J. Carberry (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 26, 2009

12. Show Me the Money: Does Shared Capitalism Share the Wealth?: Robert Buchele, Douglas L. Kruse, Loren Rodgers, Adria Scharf (bibliographic info) (download) version of June 26, 2009

Epilogue and Prologue: Joseph R. Blasi, Douglas L. Kruse, Richard B. Freeman (bibliographic info) (download)

Appendix A, Variable definitions and descriptive statistics: Douglas L. Kruse, Richard B. Freeman, Joseph R. Blasi (bibliographic info) (download)

Appendix B: Douglas L. Kruse, Richard B. Freeman, Joseph R. Blasi (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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