ESOP Plus Benefit Corporation: Ownership Culture with Benefit Accountability
研究了员工持股计划与公益公司两种结构结合时，如何通过增强员工参与和创造有意义的工作环境来强化所有权文化，同时员工所有者有助于实现公益公司的利益相关者使命。
Stakeholder capitalism seeks to benefit multiple stakeholders, rather than primarily shareholders. Two increasingly popular forms are the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and the benefit corporation. But what happens when a company combines these structures? While the benefit corporation’s expanded stakeholder mandate may appear to come at the expense of employee-owner wealth and the potential for shared power, in fact they can complement one another. Being a benefit corporation can strengthen the employee-owned company’s ownership culture through enhanced engagement and creation of a meaningful work environment. And in turn, employee owners can add a layer of accountability to help them meet the benefit corporation’s expanded stakeholder mandate.