There are about 10,900 Employee Stock Ownership Plans or other broad-based employee ownership plans in the United States at the moment, an estimated 40 percent of which own a majority of their companies' stock. ESOP companies have $900 billion in assets.
The National Center for Employee Ownership, citing a 2000 Rutgers study, said ESOP companies grow 2.3 percent to 2.4 percent faster after setting up their ESOP than would have been expected without it.
Here, then, are five things you'll want to know if your company is considering establishing an ESOP.Companies that combine employee ownership with employee workplace participation programs show even more substantial gains in performance.
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