Confronting work alienation: What can we learn from employee ownership?

Workshop

16th Jun 2025

12pm

5pm

Bristol Business School, UWE Bristol, BS34 8QN

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Join Professor Mario Vafeas and Dr Ed Little (Bristol Business School) who will be sharing and discussing research recently completed on employee engagement. The research investigates a phenomenon called alienation which can lead to reduced job performance and negative wellbeing.

Who is this workshop for:

Anyone with leadership or people management responsibilities
Anyone with customer experience responsibilities given the relationship between employee motivation and customer experience/satisfaction
Any agency considering the possible transition to employee ownership would also find it very relevant.

What will the workshop cover:

The causes and consequences of employee alienation
How it varies within and between businesses
How firms could reduce alienation by adopting some of the practices found in employee-owned firms
How some employee-owned practices can lead to tensions if not managed correctly.

Format:

lunch/networking
welcome and guest speaker (James de le Vingne, CEO of the Employee Ownership Association)
presentation of the research findings
interactive workshops
panel discussion to address issues emerging from the workshops.

Here is the link to register for the event. Capacity is limited so early registration is advised.

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