Survey Data Shows Lower Turnover Among ESOPs

Our recent ESOP Topics Survey gathered data from 160 ESOP companies on how they’re handling the COVID-19 crisis and other issues, including questions about their turnover rates in 2019. The surveyed ESOP companies reported dramatically lower turnover than overall national averages.

Survey of Equity Compensation Behavior

Forfeiture rates and their application are one of the least understood aspects of ASC 718 and create numerous challenges in accounting for equity compensation.

Survey of Large Private Companies Explores Equity Plan Use

As part of a broader survey of 300 privately held companies with $100 million in revenue or more, WorldatWork and Vivient Consulting report that only one-third of the surveyed companies have some form of long-term incentive plan.

Survey of Multinational Companies Shows Changes in Equity Practices

The 2007 Global Equity Incentives Survey from PriceWaterhouseCoopers looked at equity practices among 152 multinational companies. The survey shows that options still are the most popular practice, but companies are only half as likely to offer them as they were in 2003.

Survey of Technology Companies Show Changes in Option Plans

A 2005 Top Five survey of 42 major technology companies in Silicon Valley reports that 74% are considering replacing some of their options with other long-term incentive vehicles, with the same number considering reducing the size of their grants.

Survey on Employee Ownership and Economic Anxiety

John Zogby Strategies released a report on polling data of employee-owners at companies that are members of Employee-Owned S Corporations of America (ESCA) and compared the r

Survey on New Resources for Equity Compensation in Private Companies

Stock & Option Solutions, an equity compensation service provider, has created a brief survey to gather input about new activities it is considering to support equity compensation in private companies. We encourage issuing companies (not vendors or consultants) to fill out the survey.