EO+WD Weekend Newsletter Vol. 14

Happy (UK) Employee Ownership Day!

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.