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Firms turning employees into owners

Graham Watson

19th May 2019

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The BBC uses the announcements by Richer Sounds and BT to look at the incentives for firms to opt for employee-ownership. Higher productivity, lower staff turnover, more innovation and the ability to make better long-term plans. What's not to like? A good read when thinking about the principal-agent problem common to many organisations.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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