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Profit Sharing Boosts Employee Productivity and Satisfaction

Harvard Business Review

What if it risked enticing workers to “free-ride” on the efforts of more industrious coworkers? For instance, individuals who become part of all-employee share ownership plans (ESOPs) are given tax breaks to own their company’s stock. In other countries, including the UK and the U.S.,

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Treat Employees Like Business Owners

Harvard Business Review

Employee loyalty and engagement are hot topics, and for good reason. And companies — except for the very smallest — can implement an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), often funded through borrowing. Just look at the supermarket industry to see such ownership in action.

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