Some analysts view risk as the Achilles Heel of employee ownership and to some extent variable pay plans such as profit sharing and gainsharing. Workers in such quot;shared capitalistquot; firms may invest too much of their wealth in the firm, contrary to the principle of diversification. This...

The historical relationship between capital and labor has evolved in the past few decades. One particularly noteworthy development is the rise of shared capitalism, a system in which workers have become partial owners of their firms and thus, in effect, both employees and stockholders. Profit...

The history of partnership capitalism -- It all began with Shockley -- The soul of a new corporation : how high-tech companies institutionalized partnership capitalism -- The soul of an old corporation : from Thales to executive stock options -- Sharing the company with employees -- How...