http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/02/06/compensation-at-whole-foods/ Management Improvement focused on Deming, lean thinking, innovation, customer focus, six sigma, etc. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/02/06/compensation-at-whole-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-5404 Bruce Brumberg Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:05:46 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/02/06/compensation-at-whole-foods/#comment-5404 It's disappointing that more companies do not continue to make broad-based stock option grants. These are good wealth builders for middle-class employees, plus sharing equity can improve company performance. The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) in a recent review of studies concluded that "Research continues to show that broad-based plans contribute positively corporate performance and shareholder returns; narrowly focused plans generally do not and often have a negative impact." It’s disappointing that more companies do not continue to make broad-based stock option grants. These are good wealth builders for middle-class employees, plus sharing equity can improve company performance. The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) in a recent review of studies concluded that “Research continues to show that broad-based plans contribute positively corporate performance and shareholder returns; narrowly focused plans generally do not and often have a negative impact.”

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