News & Stories
Every shared ownership program starts with a decision to do business differently — and that’s a story worth telling. Read about the employee-owners and business leaders showing what’s possible when more workers have a stake in the success they help create.
Explore original stories, announcements, media coverage, and other updates highlighting Ownership Works and the growing impact of employee ownership.
Reports & Insights
Harvard Business Review: “Equity Can Motivate Frontline Employees—If They See Their Impact on the Bottom Line”
September 21, 2026 - News & Media, Reports & InsightsA new study reveals concrete guidance linking actions such as safety and efficiency to equity growth reduced employee turnover by 13 percentage points compared with broad values-based messaging.
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McKinsey & Company: “From principles to practice: How McKinsey is helping Ownership Works scale employee ownership”
February 12, 2026 - Partner & Company Features, Reports & InsightsMcKinsey partnered with Ownership Works to turn proven ownership principles into a scalable playbook, helping leadership teams build ownership culture, strengthen employee engagement, and support hundreds of companies on their equity journey.
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Harvard Business Review: “The Management Practices That Make Employee Ownership Pay Off”
February 2, 2026 - News & Media, Reports & InsightsPreliminary data from Ownership Works shows that employee ownership programs can drive operational improvements by "cracking the code on the ownership mindset.”
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The Ownership Advantage: Bringing Shared Ownership to the Middle Market
November 3, 2025 - Partner & Company Features, Reports & InsightsA white paper from Ownership Works and Investcorp's Strategic Capital Group gives middle-market GPs a practical roadmap for bringing shared ownership to their portfolios.
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Harvard Business School: “How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!'”
May 16, 2023 - News & Media, Reports & InsightsHarvard Business School's case study on KKR and C.H.I. Overhead Doors shows how extending employee ownership to the factory floor reshaped culture and financial wellbeing for 800 workers.
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