According to Charles Handy, the Irish shamrock can be used to describe the changing employment patterns in organizations of ___.
A) full-time workers, part-time workers, and temporary workers
B) contract workers, full-time workers, and core employees
C) core workers, contract workers, and part-time workers
D) skilled workers, unskilled labourers, and contract workers
E) technical employees, unskilled labourers, and skilled workers

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Charles Handy's theory of the shamrock organization describes a workforce made up of three distinct categories: core workers who have specific skills and knowledge essential to the organization, contract workers who are hired for specific projects or periods of time, and part-time workers who work on a flexible basis. This aligns with option C, which identifies core workers, contract workers, and part-time workers as the three categories.

According to Charles Handy, the Irish Shamrock Can Be Used