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Imagine if you were an owner of the company you work at. Would you feel more invested in your work? Would it change your relationship with your job? 

Some companies are allowing their employees to become owners in the company, through models like co-ops or employee stock ownership plans.

Corey Rosen has studied employee ownership for years. And in his new book, “Ownership: Reinventing Companies, Capitalism, and Who Owns What,” Rosen argues that employee ownership could reshape our economy. He says that it can address wealth inequities, increase employee retention and build stronger companies. 

Guest host Chris Farrell talks with three experts about employee ownership, and what it looks like in Minnesota.

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Some companies are allowing their employees to become owners in the company, through models like co-ops or employee stock ownership plans. Guest host Chris Farrell talks with three experts about employee ownership, and what it looks like in Minnesota.

MPR News with Angela Davis - Some companies are allowing their employees to become owners in the company, through models like co-ops or employee stock ownership plans. Proponents of employee ownership say that it could reshape our economy, address wealth inequities, increase employee retention and build stronger companies. Guest host Chris Farrell talks with three experts about employee ownership, and what it looks like in Minnesota.

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