The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Tue, 05 May 2026 11:32:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Why Employee Share Ownership Matters for Long-Term Value Creation – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Why Employee Share Ownership Matters for Long-Term Value Creation https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/04/why-employee-share-ownership-matters-for-long-term-value-creation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-employee-share-ownership-matters-for-long-term-value-creation https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/04/why-employee-share-ownership-matters-for-long-term-value-creation/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 11:32:09 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=180649?d=20260501161041EDT Posted by Nicolai Tangen, Carine Smith Ihenacho, and Shilpi Nanda, Norges Bank Investment Management, on Monday, May 4, 2026
Editor's Note:

Nicolai Tangen is the Chief Executive Officer, Carine Smith Ihenacho is the Chief Governance and Compliance Officer, and Shilpi Nanda is a Policy Advisor at Norges Bank Investment Management. This post is based on their NBIM memorandum.

Our view

  • Employee share ownership can create long-term value for companies, shareholders, employees and society.
  • Plans work best when they are offered broadly across the workforce, transparent in design, and complementary to wages.

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