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A joint project of UTA professor Mark Hand and students at UTA & SMU, the Research Cluster on Employee Ownership + Workplace Democracy is dedicated to sharing and discussing new developments in purpose trusts, employee ownership, and workplace democracy.

EO+WD Weekend Newsletter Vol. 14

Happy (UK) Employee Ownership Day!

Mark C. Hand

and

Megan Garvey

Jun 23, 2023

Welcome!

Happy Friday and Employee Ownership Day!

What We’ve Been Reading

Check out the UK Employee Ownership Association’s agenda and information for celebrating Employee Ownership Day
Dame Sharon White ponders whether employee ownership could lead to fewer strikes in her article for The Guardian
The number of employee owned companies in the U.K. increased 37% in the last year. Check out the research here.

What We’ve Been Writing

Dr. Hand went to Washington last week! This week he provides some of his notes and insight on the most interesting aspects of the conference
Read Reid’s deep dive on the history and inner workings of the iconic John Lewis Partnership

In Case You Missed It

Last week Dr. Hand attended the Aspen Institute’s Employee Ownership conference. Check out Megan’s write up on one of one panelist’s research into employee ownership resulting in higher retention rates

The Employee Ownership + Workplace Democracy Research Cluster (EO+WD) is sponsored by the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute (DCII) at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.