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Re: state EO programs
I think that Jim's point is key. There has to be a point person who
really knows what to do for any state program to be successful.
Even though MI hasn't had earmarked funding for employee ownership for
several years, the state still has a working program because they have a
guy who plays that role very successfully.
In our original state legislation study, we interviewed one guy in one
state (which will appropriately remain unnamed for the obvious reason)
who we had been referred to as responsible for implementing the
program.
"Really?? We have an employee ownership program? Well, that is
a good thing to have. I should find out more about it. Can
you give me the legislative citation please?"
At 07:38 AM 10/29/2001, you wrote:
Sara-
I think the criteria you note plus those John Logue added
would be excellent guidelines for a 'quality' state program.
I might add that the identification of at least one individual who has
expertise in this area in state government would be a good idea.
There are various pieces of state legislation around which have never
materialized because no one has ever been given the specific authority
and support to implement a specific employee ownership
program.
Michigan has met all of those criteria since its program
inception in 1979.
Regards, Jim Houck
>>> sara@cfed.org 10/23/01 10:27AM >>>
Hello,
I would greatly appreciate any feedback on the following:
We are working on a project at the Corporation for Enterprise
Development
(CFED) benchmarking outcomes and policies at the state level that
are
promoting asset building and asset protection for state residents.
Within
this "Assets Report Card" we are including state policies that
promote
business capital as one set of asset building strategies. Within
business
capital, one of our measures evaluates employee ownership programs
at the
state level.
In this measure, we want to make sure that the program meets a
certain
threshold, so that we aren't praising a state that has an EO program
that
isn't good, or effective.
From reading John Logue's recent article, I picked these out as
requirements
for a quality EO state program:
-disseminates info
-provides assistance with succession planning
-encourages employee participation
Do you think this is a decent standard, or do you have any suggestions
on
what we should or should not consider in determining a threshold for
a
quality EO program? The difficulty here is that we want to define
a
standard for a quality program, yet we don't want to overwhelm
state policymakers with requirements that seem impossible for state
officials to consider.
The end result of our project will be a set of criteria, where we
can
"check" or give credit to a state for having these elements in
their EO
program.
Suggestions on what you consider essential for an effective EO program
at
the state level would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Sara Lawrence
Sara Lawrence
Corporation for Enterprise Development
123 West Main Street, 3rd Floor
Durham NC 27701
919.688.6444
http://www.cfed.org
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