Shared Capitalism through Employee Ownership Dissertation Award

The 2010 Shared Capitalism through Employee Ownership Dissertation Award was launched on February 18, 2010. The evaluation process will be underway through this summer. More Information.

In partnership with the FED and the Employee Ownership Foundation (EOF), the Shared Capitalism through Employee Ownership Award was a newly created category in 2009 as part of the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education (Aspen CBE) annual Dissertation Proposal Award program.

The purpose of this award is to identify innovative research in business or business-related disciplines that is concerned with the impact or effectiveness of shared capitalism and/or broad-based ownership strategies in combination with participative workplace practices. The winner received recognition at an awards ceremony held in New York City on November 6, 2009, and several introductions to professionals in his/her fields of interest.

The application process for the 2009 dissertation proposal began in February, 2009. Six applications were received from within and outside the U.S.

The following seven-member academic/non-profit committee panel evaluated the applications:

• Joseph Blasi, Rutgers University
• Richard Freeman, Harvard University
• Takao Kato, Colgate University
• Tom Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• John Logue, Kent State University
• Corey Rosen, executive director, The National Center for Employee Ownership
• Maureen Scully, University of Massachusetts, Boston