TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative empirical observations on worker-owned and capitalist firms
AU - Ben-Ner, Avner
PY - 1988/3
Y1 - 1988/3
N2 - The paper analyzes the available quantitative information on worker-owned and capitalist firms in a few industrialized countries in an attempt to draw a comparative profile of their respective sectors. The population of worker-owned firms is found to be heterogeneous, changing over time, and significantly different from the population of capitalist firms. Worker-owned firms are smaller, concentrate in a few industries, and since the mid 1970s have higher birth rates and lower demise rates than capitalist firms. These findings are interpreted with the aid of a theoretical framework and in a broad historical context.
AB - The paper analyzes the available quantitative information on worker-owned and capitalist firms in a few industrialized countries in an attempt to draw a comparative profile of their respective sectors. The population of worker-owned firms is found to be heterogeneous, changing over time, and significantly different from the population of capitalist firms. Worker-owned firms are smaller, concentrate in a few industries, and since the mid 1970s have higher birth rates and lower demise rates than capitalist firms. These findings are interpreted with the aid of a theoretical framework and in a broad historical context.
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U2 - 10.1016/0167-7187(88)90003-3
DO - 10.1016/0167-7187(88)90003-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38249031336
SN - 0167-7187
VL - 6
SP - 7
EP - 31
JO - International Journal of Industrial Organization
JF - International Journal of Industrial Organization
IS - 1
ER -