Research Spotlight: Do Job Seekers Find Employee-Owned Companies Attractive?

Each year, the Employee Ownership Foundation sponsors vital research being done at the Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing. This month, we’re highlighting one of the Institute’s latest research briefs on how employee-owned companies are perceived by job seekers. 

This recent study looked at workers, job seekers, and business school seniors at public universities and asked their views on EO vs. non-EO companies. Their results were quite positive:

• College seniors and job seekers, without much exposure to employee ownership, had positive expectations about working in EO companies.
• Workers expect that working in EO companies would be a better experience than working at publicly traded companies, especially in areas like employee treatment, culture, and inclusion in decision making.
• Workers find EO companies more attractive as employers than non-EO companies
• Employee-Owned companies are equally attractive to workers with bachelor’s degrees and those with less education.
   

For more insights and other studies, please visit the Employee Ownership Foundation’s Research page.