Quantifying the Impact of Employee Share Plans in Asia
The prevalence of employee equity in Asia is rising, with 83% of Hong Kong listed companies now having an established employee share plan (ESP). This pioneering research for Asia demonstrates the impact of having a share plan on employee attitudes and behaviours.
In partnership with:
9
Hong Kong University and Warwick Business School
organizations from real estate, manufacturing, bio-pharmaceutical, healthcare and technology industries
The Significance of Employee Shares
What proportion of your overall wealth do your employee share plan holdings account for?
40.1%
12.4%
47.5%
One of my smallest investments
organisations from real estate, manufacturing, bio-pharmaceutical, healthcare and technology industries
A moderate part of my investments
One of my largest investments
Our research evidences the impact of employee share plans on the following employee attitudes and behaviours:
Employee accountability
Job satisfaction
Aligning employee interests with those of the organization is one of the key reasons companies use employee share plans
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Align Employee and Organizational Goals
I feel a very high degree of personal ownership for this company
Psychological Ownership broadly reflects the extent to which employees think of the organisation as ‘their own’, including the feeling that the goals and objectives of the organisation are theirs.
1.5%
3.4%
20.5%
29.5%
45.1%
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree
82% of employee share plan participants do not often think about quitting their job.
Percentage of total wealth in employer stock by turnover intentions
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Turnover Intentions
Percentage of Total Wealth in Employee Shares
r-score
participant responses
Computershare Plan Managers is the leading provider of Employee Share Plans in Asia. We service companies across a wide range of industries including technology, entertainment, healthcare, manufacturing and more.
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To discover even greater insight into the impact of employee share plans across Asia, download the complete research report today.
Psychological ownership
Organizational commitment
Organizational identification
Turnover intention
participants across mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore
1,000+
40.1%
12.4%
47.5%
Our research confirms that employees are more likely to develop a sense of ownership toward their organization, meaning that their goals and objectives are aligned with those of the organization, as their percentage of total wealth held in employer shares increases.
Our research shows the probability that an employee will quit decreases as their percentage of total wealth held in employer shares increases.
Improve Employee Retention
I often think about quitting my job
at this company
58.4%
24.2%
12.9%
1.8%
2.7%
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree
82%
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