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Huawei: A Case Study of When Profit Sharing Works

Harvard Business Review

But how feasible are these plans at large, global organizations?There At Huawei’s inception, Zhengfei designed the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The structure of the ESOP is based on two important premises. Huawei’s ESOP can satisfy both human needs.

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Why the U.S. Needs More Worker-Owned Companies

Harvard Business Review

Some businesses with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are converting into structures that more closely resemble worker co-ops. ” The company maintained the tax advantages of an ESOP, but distributed the shares in a way that would give employees with lower salaries greater voting power.

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