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The legal or member-ownership structure discussed.

Any ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)39 EOT (Employee Ownership Trust)17 Worker cooperative49 Other cooperative or member-owned3 Steward ownership9 Platform cooperative8

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Any Choosing or comparing ownership9 Transition and succession22 Governance68 Sociocracy33 Participation and employee voice42 Ownership culture31 Legal34 Finance32 Valuation7 Education and training25 Scaling employee ownership30 Evidence and impact26 Organization design and self-management44

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Employee Ownership and ESOPs: What We Know from Recent Research

Aspen Institute

A Rutgers and Aspen Institute research brief summarizing recent evidence on employee ownership, ESOP participation, wealth, job quality, and firm outcomes.

Ownership cultureESOP

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Employee Ownership by the Numbers

National Center for Employee Ownership

NCEO’s data page summarizing ESOP prevalence, participants, assets, leverage, and other employee ownership statistics.

Education and trainingESOP

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Heirloom Library

Find the right employee ownership resource

Explore trusted sources on employee ownership and democratic governance. Heirloom explains what each source is useful for, so you can follow a guide or look up exactly what you need.

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Topic: Education and training Format: Research Difficulty: Intermediate

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Ownership structure

The legal or member-ownership structure discussed.

Any ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)39 EOT (Employee Ownership Trust)17 Worker cooperative49 Other cooperative or member-owned3 Steward ownership9 Platform cooperative8

Topic / practical question

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Format

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Difficulty

How much context the resource assumes.

Any Intro53 Intermediate55 Advanced32

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Research·Intermediate

Employee Ownership and ESOPs: What We Know from Recent Research

Aspen Institute

A Rutgers and Aspen Institute research brief summarizing recent evidence on employee ownership, ESOP participation, wealth, job quality, and firm outcomes.

Ownership cultureESOP

Source

Why it fits

Research·Intermediate

Employee Ownership by the Numbers

National Center for Employee Ownership

NCEO’s data page summarizing ESOP prevalence, participants, assets, leverage, and other employee ownership statistics.

Education and trainingESOP

Source

Why it fits