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RE: state EO programs



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tuckman, Alan [SMTP:alan.tuckman@ntu.ac.uk]
> Sent: 29 October 2001 12:48
> To:   'EOsubnat@cog.kent.edu'
> Subject:      RE: state EO programs
> 
> Please delete me from this list 
> 
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From: JAMES HOUCK [mailto:HOUCKJ@state.mi.us]
>       Sent: 29 October 2001 12:38
>       To: EOsubnat@cog.kent.edu
>       Subject: Re: state EO programs
>       
>       
>       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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