Stock-based compensation plans continue
to grow in popularity, and according to a recent e-mail survey by WorldatWork
are now being offered at just more than half of companies. The survey of more
than 900 WorldatWork member organizations found that 51 percent of the participating
companies offer a stock-based compensation plan.
Of those companies that offer a plan,
80 percent said the plan was broad-based, and only 20 percent had an executive-only
plan. In addition, 34 percent said they have non-U.S. operations included in
the stock program.
Of those with broad-based plans,
top participants are still upper and middle management, with 100 percent and
95 percent of the organizations with a broad-based plan offering options to
these two positions.
Do
you have a stock-based compensation plan?
Yes
No
51%
49%
Is
your stock equity program:
Broad-based
Executive
Only
80%
20%
What
levels does your broad-based plan include? (Check all that apply.)
Yes
No
Upper Management
100%
0%
Middle Management
95%
5%
Supervisors
79%
21%
Professional Staff
84%
16%
IT Staff
80%
20%
Sales
71%
29%
Technical Staff
76%
24%
Administrative Staff (non exempt)
55%
45%
Contract Employees
4%
96%
Part-time Employees
21%
79%
What
plans do you offer? (Check all that apply.)
Yes
No
Stock Options
94%
6%
Restricted Stock Grants
34%
66%
Performance Stock Options
21%
79%
Phantom Stock
10%
90%
Stock Purchase
43%
57%
In
the past 2 years, has your company: (Check all that apply.)
Yes
No
Been divested (spun off) from
parent company
8%
92%
Divested (spun off) a business
unit or portion of the company
23%
77%
Had a reverse split
2%
98%
Had an initial public offering
14%
86%
Merged with or acquired a private
company
34%
66%
Merged with or acquired a publicly-traded
company
47%
53%
Split its stock
40%
60%
Do
you have non-U.S. operations included in the stock compensation plan?
Yes
No
34%
66%
Final respondents were 915
full participants and 71 high tech.
