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Your Employee-Owners Already Have the Answers. Now You Can Get Them in a Day
The Ownership Impact Index® is built to answer — with scientific rigor, not guesswork. And as of now, your full diagnostic report is ready within one business day of survey close.
Is There a Difference in Productivity Between 100% vs. Partial ESOP Companies? Help Us Find Out.
WORC is conducting an anonymous survey to answer this question: Does the degree of employee ownership make a measurable difference in ESOP company productivity?
Nonprofit Expanding ESOPs Interviews WORC’s CEO Dr. Ellen G. Frank-Miller on Ownership Structure vs. Ownership Culture, and Why You Need Both to Succeed
Interview with Ellen G. Frank Miller outlines why companies that implement ESOPs alongside positive changes in operational and managerial practices reap the most benefits for their businesses, employees, and communities.
Illinois Center for Employee Ownership (ILCEO) Publishes WORC CEO, Dr. Ellen G. Frank-Miller, on Intentional Employee Ownership and the Myth of the Ownership Culture Fairy
Creating an ownership culture is a science, not magic, and concrete operational changes, not just technical shortcuts, are needed to see company-wide results.
WORC’s CEO, Dr. Ellen G. Frank-Miller, speaks at Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program Webinar
WORC’s Founder and CEO, Dr. Ellen G. Frank-Miller, spoke at Aspen Institute’s webinar about challenges and strategies for engaging and supporting positive economic outcomes for employees at large companies.
WORC Joins Expanding ESOPs
WORC is proud to announce our membership in Expanding ESOPs, a coalition of more than 80 organizations on a mission to dramatically increase employee ownership.
The Stakehold Interviews WORC’s CEO, Ellen G. Frank-Miller, PhD, on Creating an Ownership Culture
Employee ownership has the potential to transform business outcomes, but it involves much more than simply changing ownership structure.
"What the Teck? With Rolando Rosas" Podcast Features CEO Ellen G. Frank-Miller, PhD on Job Quality and Business Results
On this episode of “What the Teck? With Rolando Rosas,” we discussed how employers can improve workplace policies to enhance job quality and boost business performance.
Resources for Full-Time Return-to-Office Transitions
WORC has compiled this list of resources to support companies that are moving from either fully-remote or hybrid work arrangements to full-time onsite.
Resources for Effective Hybrid Work Transitions
WORC has compiled this list of resources to support companies that are moving to hybrid work arrangements.
WORC Proudly Announces our 2024-2025 WORC & Learn Undergraduate Fellow!
WORC is proud of our collaboration with Evanston Scholars, a nonprofit dedicated to helping first-generation, low-income high school students of color navigate college entry and achieve success throughout. Since 2022, our two organizations have been teaming up to provide a paid and immersive internship open exclusively to Evanston Scholar students.

