Employee share ownership in Germany: A cluster analysis of firms' aims

Renate Ortlieb; Wenzel Matiaske; Simon Fietze

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2016-4-285

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- 211–215 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 211–215
- 216–216 Looking back – mille fois merci, Rainer Hampp 216–216
- 217–218 Financial Participation – Introduction Wenzel Matiaske, Andrew Pendleton, Erik Poutsma Wenzel Matiaske, Andrew Pendleton, Erik Poutsma 217–218
- 219–233 The relationship between profit-sharing schemes and wages: Evidence from French firms Mathieu Floquet, Loris Guery, Chloé Guillot-Soulez, Patrice Laroche, Anne Stevenot Mathieu Floquet, Loris Guery, Chloé Guillot-Soulez, Patrice Laroche, Anne Stevenot 219–233
- 234–260 Resurrected, recovered, but still didn’t survive? A case study on the viability of employee-owned companies Olaf Kranz, Thomas Steger Olaf Kranz, Thomas Steger 234–260
- 261–284 Financialisation of wages and works councils’ policy: Profit sharing in the German metalworking and electrical engineering industries Thomas Haipeter Thomas Haipeter 261–284
- 285–303 Employee share ownership in Germany: A cluster analysis of firms' aims Renate Ortlieb, Wenzel Matiaske, Simon Fietze Renate Ortlieb, Wenzel Matiaske, Simon Fietze 285–303
- 304–320 Are firms with financial participation of employees better off in a crisis? Evidence from the IAB Establishment Panel Survey Lutz Bellmann, Iris Möller Lutz Bellmann, Iris Möller 304–320
- 321–323 Book review 321–323
- 324–328 Call for Papers 324–328
- 329–331 Contents of mrev, volume 27, issues 1-4 329–331
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Employee share ownership in Germany: A cluster analysis of firms' aims

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Renate Ortlieb Wenzel Matiaske Simon Fietze

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2016-4-285
- ISSN: 0935-9915
- ISSN online: 1861-9908
Abstract

Politicians and scholars alike praise the significant benefits associated with employee share ownership (ESO). However, little is known about the concrete motives of firms to provide ESO to their employees. In particular, it is unknown how these motives correlate with firms’ contexts. Drawing on an institutional theoretical framework, this article examines what aims firms pursue through the provision of ESO. The data originate from a survey of firms in Germany. The cluster analytic findings indicate distinctive patterns of relationships between aims and firm characteristics. Aims related to employee performance are most important to foreign-owned firms, financial aims are most important to non-public small and medium-sized firms and aims related to corporate image are most important to big firms and to firms that do not provide profit sharing. Aims related to employee attraction and retention are almost equally important to all kinds of firms.
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