Shamrock Structure

Shamrock Structure:

Management theory - Handy's Shamrock Organisation

Shamrock Organization is an organizational structure where a core of essential executives and workers are supported by outside contractors and part-time help. The shamrock leaf shape is a symbolic representation of an organization with three types of workforce.

• The first leaf of the shamrock represents the multi-skilled core of professional technicians and managers, essential to the continuity of the business
• The second leaf Handy calls the contractual fringe, because non central activities are contracted out to firms specialising in activities such as marketing, computing, communications and research
• The third leaf consists of a flexible workforce made up of part-time, temporary and seasonal workers.

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