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The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) is a non-profit research organization that gathers and disseminates data on employee ownership of the business by which they are employed. The organization was established in 1980 Corey Rosen, then a staff member in the United States Senate became involved in drafting legislation on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Although ESOPs were rare at the time, Rosen asserted that if more people understood them and the benefits they were asserted to provide for companies, more companies would adopt them. By January 1982, the organization claimed to have "350 members from unions, businesses, and trade associations". Also in January 1982, the organization sponsored "its first buyout symposium for labor unions".

Founding members of the board of directors included William Foote Whyte. Joseph Blasi also served for a time on the board.

In 1982, Rosen published a book titled Employee Ownership: Issues, Resources and Legislation.

"Each September, the National Center for Employee Ownership publishes a list of the top 100 employee-owned companies in the U.S."

...helps encourage more companies to explore employee ownership by providing accurate, unbiased information and research on ESOPs, equity compensation plans such as stock options, and ownership culture.

The National Center for Employee Ownership is a private, nonprofit, membership and information organization formed to provide reliable, objective, comprehensive information about employee ownership. They hold an annual conference and dozens of meetings around the country and publish a newsletter, consultant listings, and many books and articles.

The National Center for Employee Ownership is a nonprofit membership-based organization dedicated to providing information about and increasing understanding of employee ownership. Founded in 1980, NCEO functions as a clearinghouse on employee ownership. NCEO publishes information on employee ownership, hosts conferences on the subject, provides information to the media, works with companies, unions, and employee groups considering employee ownership, and conducts research on the dynamics and effects of employee ownership.

The National Center for Employee Ownership is a private, nonprofit membership and research organization that serves as the leading source of accurate, unbiased information on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), broadly granted employee stock options, and employee participation programs.

In the Reagan landslide of 1980, Senator Gaylord Nelson and Representative Peter Kostmayer lost their seats in Congress... That ended the congressional careers of Corey Rosen, Karen Young, and Joseph Blasi. Although this seemed a severe blow to the employee ownership movement, it did not turn out that way. Corey and Karen transferred their activities to their home in Arlington, Virginia, and established the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), which publishes the bimonthly Employee Ownership Report, conducts research on employee ownership, and sponsors regional and local conferences and workshops as well as an annual national meeting. Now located in Oakland, California, the NCEO is increasingly well financed by membership and conference fees and research grants. NCEO has come to be recognized as the prime source for information and ideas on employee ownership.

As of 2022, the NCEO claims to have more than 3,000 members including both ESOP companies and academics.

"The NCEO does not lobby on behalf of employee ownership; rather, it provides the most extensive library of publications dealing with virtually every facet of employee ownership".

"NCEO publishes the Issue Brief series, a monthly journal that typically addresses one major topic each month in significant detail".

References

1. ^ Robert Jackall, ‎Henry M. Levin, Worker Cooperatives in America (1986), p. 287.
2. ^ Patrick Petit, Earth Capitalism: Creating a New Civilization Through a Responsible Market Economy (2017), p. 132.
3. ^ "Company buyouts growing trend", The Montana Standard (January 21, 1982), p. 14.
4. ^ William Foote Whyte, Participant Observer: An Autobiography (1994), p. 294.
5. "Employee ownership advocate at IUP", Indiana Gazette (October 8, 1982), p. 17.
6. John Hoffmire (September 28, 2015). "John Hoffmire: Employee ownership — an idea many agree with, few know". DeseretNews.com.
7. David Kent Ballast, The Encyclopedia of Associations and Information Sources for Architects, Designers, and Engineers (1998), p. 81.
8. Chuck Collins, ‎Felice Yeskel, Economic Apartheid In America: A Primer On Economic Inequality & Insecurity (2011), p. 222.
9. "Information about the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO)".
10. ^ Scott D. Miller, ESOPs: Savvy Strategy for Tax Management, Succession, and Continuity (2017), p. 28-29.

External links

• Official website

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