Charles Handy article exploring the trend in businesses outsourcing, using the symbolism of a shamrock. After considering the trend in employers outsourcing jobs, particularly in the manufacturing sector, Handy suggests that the shamrock model may be the better strategy over the long term. He states that the model may be particularly useful in the context of organizational theory because it reinforces the idea that the core, the contractual fringe, and the part-time flexible labour force - the three components of an organization's labor - must be considered and function as an operative whole. Handy emphasizes that the operational issues concerning the three "leaves" of the organization need to be the concern of top management. After exploring the issues involved with successful management of each leaf, he concludes the article stating that shamrocks, although essential to productivity and management, are demanding and unavoidable in the modern age.
Handy, Charles B London Business School Redwood, John Bain, George Shamrock (Emblem) Peters, Tom, 1942-
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Charles Handy article exploring the trend in businesses outsourcing, using the symbolism of a shamrock, 1990; Charles Handy Papers; Box 14, Folder 15; 12 pages
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