TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore employee participation in ownership and control in a modern corporation and its impacts on intra-organizational social capital and workplace dynamics.Design/methodology/approach Using the National Bureau of Economic Research Shared Capitalism Survey, it explores the varieties of organizational governance and tests the effects of shared capitalist programs and policies via multivariate regression analyses.Findings It presents empirical support for the main working hypothesis that employee participation in ownership and control enhances worker trust for the firm, which in turn promotes commitment to performance and innovation at workplace.Practical implications The empirical findings here imply that scaling worker participation can enhance productivity potentials of a firm.Originality/value Above all, this paper takes a look at shared capitalism and workplace participation in decision making through the lens of social capital.
VL  - 1
IS  - 2/3
SN  - 2514-7641
DO  - 10.1108/JPEO-02-2018-0005
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JPEO-02-2018-0005
AU  - Lee Sangjoon
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Shared capitalism, social capital, and intra-organizational dynamics
T2  - Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 144
EP  - 161
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -