General information
Code: ARIS V5-24071
Period: 1.10.2024 - 31.3.2026
Project leader at FDV: prof.dr. Aleksandra Kanjuo-Mrčela
Research activity: Social sciences
Abstract
Project Description
The research project titled "Modern Practices and Key Challenges of Employee Ownership in Slovenia" focuses on an in-depth analysis of companies in Slovenia where employees actively participate in ownership. The project's goal is to contribute to a better understanding of the scope and sustainability of such ownership models and to identify key challenges and opportunities for their development.
In the initial phase of the research, we will conduct a comprehensive review of the current state of employee ownership in Slovenia. We will establish a clear conceptual framework for employee ownership and define criteria that will allow for the identification of employee-owned companies. Using these criteria, in collaboration with informed stakeholders from the business sector and expert circles, we will identify a relevant population of employee-owned companies.
A particular emphasis will be placed on an in-depth analysis of three Slovenian companies where employees are also owners. In these cases, we will explore and analyze the key challenges these companies face in maintaining their ownership structure within the existing generation of employees.
The empirical part of the research will be based on conducting semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders in these companies. The collected data will enable a comparative analysis with international practices and serve as a basis for formulating concrete recommendations to improve the legislative and institutional framework governing employee ownership in Slovenia.
The research findings will significantly contribute to a better understanding of current practices and challenges faced by employee-owned companies and will provide guidelines for promoting the long-term sustainability of this ownership model in the Slovenian economic landscape.
The phases of the project and their realization
Project Phases and Implementation
In line with the main objectives presented, the project includes six work packages:
- WP1: Project management and coordination
- WP2: Review of modern employee ownership practices in Slovenia
- WP3: Development of a questionnaire for semi-structured interviews
- WP4: Conducting interviews and analyzing results
- WP5: Review and analysis of best practices in employee ownership
- WP6: Preparation of recommendations based on the analysis of international best practices and findings from the empirical research conducted among Slovenian stakeholders
Research Organisation
https://cris.cobiss.net/ecris/si/en/project/22337
Researchers
https://cris.cobiss.net/ecris/si/en/project/22337
Citations for bibliographic records
https://cris.cobiss.net/ecris/si/en/project/22337
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