TY - GEN AU - Hochner, Arthur AU - Granrose, Cherlyn SN - 0001-4273 AU - Hochner, Arthur AU - Granrose, Cherlyn LA - eng CN - ENP-83db566b-7241-42da-af6a-d9a33bd956ae TI - Sources of motivation to choose employee ownership as an alternative to job loss PY - 1985 AB - Survey data from 943 supermarket-chain employees facing a shutdown indicated that those inclined toward employee ownership held stronger entrepreneurial and collective attitudes than other employees, had higher incomes, and were more likely to have already been laid off. The results of discriminant analyses showed that, contrary to the findings of previous studies, entrepreneurial and collective attitudes were generally more important determinants of differences between employees choosing employee ownership and other employees than situational factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Academy of Management Journal is the property of Academy of Management and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder’s express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) ER -