Due to a scheduling conflict at the University of Pennsylvania, the date of the Roundtable Conversation has been changed from April 25 & 26, 2008 to May 2 & 3, 2008. Please note the NEW DATE, MAY 2 & 3, 2008 on your calendar.
The Employee Ownership Foundation, in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania’s Organizational Dynamics Program, will hold roundtable conversation on employee ownership and ESOPs (employee stock ownership plans) on May 2 and 3, 2008 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. All members of the media are invited to attend.
WHAT: ESOPs Social and Economic Performance: The Recent Past and Immediate Future - A roundtable conversation among scholars and ESOP leaders arranged by the Organizational Dynamics Program School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania.
BACKGROUND: The focus of the roundtable conversation will be the 2007 paper by Dr. Steven Freeman titled, “Effects of ESOP Adoption and Employee Ownership: Thirty Years of Research and Experience.” Dr. Freeman is an affiliated faculty and visiting scholar in the Organizational Dynamics Program, School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. A copy of Dr. Freeman’s paper can be found here - http://repository.upenn.edu/od_working_papers/2/.
WHEN: May 2 & 3, 2008
WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Campus
Crest Room
Arch Building
Locust Walk & 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA
The Employee Ownership Foundation is The ESOP Association’s affiliated 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting employee ownership. For more information about the Foundation, www.employeeownershipfoundation.org.
The core cause of The ESOP Association is the belief that employee ownership will improve American competitiveness, increase productivity through greater employee participation, and strengthen our free enterprise economy. For more information about the Association, www.esopassociation.org.
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