對國外的高科技產業公司而言，員工選擇權制度己經是公司文化的一部分的，員工選擇權制度己經成為公司是否能吸引、留住優秀員工以形成公司競爭優勢的必要工具。美國現今已有約1千1百萬員工參加員工選擇權制度，自1992年起到今日，參與的人數已經增加十倍，且員工選墿制度己經散佈到其他的產業之中的，如STARBUCKS。並且隨著廣泛的員工選擇權制度的實施，員工選擇權制度己經由管理層慢慢的推廣到基層員工，所以對許多公司而言，是否有員工選擇權制度已經成為公司是否能吸引、留住優秀員工以形成司競爭優勢的關鍵。

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