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RE: state EO programs
One more
question:
Which state(s)
has/have the best EO program? The program that most closely matches a
model program. Which 'best practice' elements does the actual program have
and which elements are missing?
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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