Summary
Questions : What do US workers expect working at an employee-owned (EO) company is like? Are US workers attracted to EO companies? If so, what explains their attraction to EO companies?
Summary : In surveys, workers express more positive than negative expectations about working for EO companies and find positive statements, such as “Workers are treated well,” more descriptive of EO companies than traditional companies. When reading fictional job postings including a description of the employer’s ownership structure, workers rate an EO company more attractive than a publicly traded company. These results hold for workers with and without a bachelor’s degree. Positive expectations about EO companies are statistically supported as an explanation for their attraction to workers.