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Profit Sharing in a Unionized Economy With Imperfect Competition." International Journal of Industrial Organization, 6, 1988, 47-57.
Unlike
profit sharing plans, gainsharing plans need not be reported to the Internal Revenue Service, so the exact number of these plans is unknown.
An article addressing these subjects, "Using a
Profit Sharing Plan as an Estate Planning Tool," by Andrew J.
While both
profit sharing plans and ESOPs will make workers better off if the company prospers, the reward from extra effort that goes to the individual worker will be small, especially if the firm is large.
Turning to the results on productivity first, Kruse finds that productivity growth in
profit sharing companies is 3.5--5.0% higher than in companies not using
profit sharing.
In the past, several alternatives, such as
profit sharing, gain sharing, and incentive pay, have been used to promote productivity in the workplace.
The sum of the salary deferral and
profit sharing contributions cannot exceed the 2010 Individual 401(k) Plan contribution limit.
The problem is that
profit sharing pays agency salaries.
Argeros said he has seen his
profit sharing double during the past four or five years, something he attributes to his aggressive approach in keeping homeowners policyholders informed about the importance of insurance to value.
The
profit sharing trust assembled the land in two buys totaling $411,000.
"While pension plans,
profit sharing, and ESOP programs don't have immediate impact, and, therefore, aren't as motivational for younger workers, we've found that empowering them does, because they immediately can see their results in the workplace."
Popular types of prof-it-sharing plans that we have developed include the "service-weighted" profit-sharing plan and the "owner or stock-weighted"
profit sharing plan.
